UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 A.P., Case No. 18-cv-07140-JCS
Plaintiff,
ORDER REGARDING MOTION FOR
v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND
MOTION TO REMAND
ANDREW SAUL, Re: Dkt. Nos. 23, 28 Defendant.
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff A.P.1 moves for summary judgment on his claim that Defendant Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner”) erred in denying A.P.’s application for disability benefits. A.P. seeks an order instructing the Commissioner to award benefits under the Ninth Circuit’s credit-as-true doctrine. The Commissioner concedes that the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) who denied A.P.’s application erred, but moves to remand the case for further administrative proceedings. For the reasons discussed below, A.P.’s motion is GRANTED, the Commissioner’s motion is DENIED, and the case is REMANDED for calculation and award of benefits.2 II. BACKGROUND A. A.P.’s Medical History A.P. grew up in foster care and suffered…