Chappell

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 CASE NO. 4:20-cv-05642 YGR HILLIARD CHAPPELL, III,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

Plaintiff, DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

v. Re: Dkt. No.

ANDREW SAUL, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY,

Defendant.

Now before the Court is plaintiff Hilliard Chappell, III’s motion for summary judgment, which defendant the Commissioner of Social Security opposes. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS the motion in part and DENIES it in part. I. BACKGROUND A. Procedural History Chappell is a fifty-two-year-old man who lives in a homeless shelter. AR 31, 51. He has a high-school education and previously worked as a barber. AR 21, 24, 43-44. He claims to suffer from a number of ailments that negatively impact his ability to work, including pain, numbness, and swelling arising from bilateral shoulder injuries; back injuries; gout; surgery and hardware placement in his…