Mauricio
Mauricio v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6
ROSALINDA M.,
7 Case No. 18-cv-07648-JSC Plaintiff, 8 v. ORDER RE: CROSS MOTIONS FOR 9 SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ANDREW SAUL,
10 Commissioner of Social Security, Re: Dkt. Nos. 23, 28 11 Defendant.
12 13 Plaintiff Rosalinda M. seeks social security benefits for physical and mental impairments, 14 including osteoarthritis and high blood pressure. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 126.) Pursuant 15 to 42 U.S.C. Section 405(g), Plaintiff filed this lawsuit for judicial review of the final decision by 16 the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying her benefits claim. Now before 17 the Court are Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Motions for Summary Judgment.1 (Dkt. Nos. 23 & 28.) 18 Because the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ’s”) consideration of the medical opinion evidence 19 constitutes reversible error, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion, DENIES Defendant’s cross- 20 motion, and REMANDS for further proceedings. 21 …