Chapman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

S.C., Case No. 19-cv-04349-NC Plaintiff,

ORDER REMANDING CASE FOR

v. FURTHER PROCEEDINGS

ANDREW M. SAUL, Defendant.

In this social security review, petitioner S.C. moves for this Court to remand his case for payment of benefits while the Commissioner of Social Security moves to remand the case for further proceedings. The question presented is narrow: both parties agree that, at S.C.’s hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the government’s Vocational Expert provided incorrect testimony. The parties disagree as to the remedy. The Court FINDS that further proceedings, rather than immediate payment of benefits, is necessary here because the record has not been fully developed and there is a need to resolve ambiguities by presentation of further evidence. I. Background Petitioner S.C. filed for disability benefits on April 15, 2016. AR 149. He alleged disability beginning on October 22, 2013 based…