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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

C.L.,

Case No. 19-cv-01998-JCS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, DENYING

ANDREW SAUL, DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND Defendant. REMANDING FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS

Re: Dkt. Nos. 16,

I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff C.L.1 applied for supplemental security income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, alleging disability beginning August 12, 2015 due to Stage III colon cancer and a heart condition. After his claim was denied initially and upon reconsideration, an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) held a hearing on December 19, 2017. Plaintiff was not represented by counsel at the hearing. On March 29, 2018, the ALJ denied Plaintiff’s application and on February 8, 2019, the Appeals…