Alvarez

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 RUBEN A., Case No. 19-cv-03893-EMC

8 Plaintiff, ORDER REMANDING PLAINTIFF’S

SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIM FOR

9 v. FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE

PROCEEDINGS

10 ANDREW M. SAUL, Docket Nos. 24, 25 11 Defendant.

12 13 14 I. INTRODUCTION 15 Plaintiff Ruben A. seeks judicial review of the Commissioner’s final decision denying his 16 application for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits under Title II of the Social 17 Security Act. He moves for summary judgment or, in the alternative, remand for further 18 administrative proceedings. Defendant, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration 19 (SSA), cross-moves for summary judgment and for affirmation of the Commissioner’s final 20 decision. The Commissioner further contends that remand for further consideration is the 21 appropriate remedy if this Court does not affirm the denial. Having considered the parties’ briefs 22 and the administrative record, the…