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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 JAMES P., Case No. 19-cv-1354-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: CROSS-MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

ANDREW SAUL, Re: Dkt. Nos. 18, 25 Defendant.

11 Plaintiff seeks social security benefits for a variety of physical and mental impairments including degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, status post lumbar fusion surgery, arthritis, lumbar spoldylosis, tendinopathy of the left hip, and anxiety. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 20, 198.) Pursuant to 42 U.S.C § 405(g), Plaintiff filed this lawsuit for judicial review of the final decision by the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his benefits claim. Now before the Court are Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Motions for Summary Judgment.1 (Dkt. Nos. 18 & 25.2) Because the Administrative Law Judge’s weighing of Plaintiff’s subjective pain testimony is not supported by substantial evidence, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion, DENIES Defendant’s…