Maisler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

J.M.,

Case No. 19-cv-04908-JCS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, DENYING

ANDREW SAUL, DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND Defendant. REMANDING FOR AWARD OF BENEFITS

Re: Dkt. Nos. 17,

13 I. INTRODUCTION On April 27, 2015, Plaintiff J.M.1 applied for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) based on disability under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, alleging disability beginning February 10, 2003. The claim was denied initially and upon reconsideration, and Kevin Gill, an administrative law judge (“ALJ”), held a hearing on May 25, 2018. On August 30, 2018, the ALJ denied Plaintiff’s application and on June 21, 2019, the Appeals Council denied Plaintiff’s appeal of the ALJ’s decision, making…