Saul

BACKGROUND

20 On August 10, 2016, Plaintiff filed an application for disability insurance benefits under 21 Title II of the Social Security Act, alleging a disability onset date of August 1, 2014. 22 (Administrative Record (“AR”) 21, 181–90, 307–08.) At the time of the alleged disability onset 23 date, Plaintiff was 54 years of age. (AR 330.) She is a high school graduate, lives alone, is self- 24 reliant, and her recorded weight and height put her in the range of extreme obesity. (AR 27, 158– 25 60, 569, 714.) Plaintiff has an extensive work history dating back to 1979, (AR 325), and her past 26 work experience includes various assembly jobs and work as a department store sales 27 representative. (AR 345.) After her applications were denied initially and upon reconsideration, she submitted a written request for a hearing and Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) Thomas J. Gaye held a hearing on April 19, 2018, but concluded the hearing before any substantive testimony because the available administrative record incorrectly included exhibits pertaining to non-parties and did not include all of Plaintiff’s relevant medical records. (AR 133–51.) After the …