Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 WILLIE J., Case No. 20-cv-07846-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: CROSS-MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. Nos. 16, 19 Defendant.

12 Plaintiff seeks Social Security benefits for a combination of physical and mental impairments. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 17-19, 58-59, 229.) Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), Plaintiff filed this lawsuit for judicial review of the final decision by the Commissioner of Social Security denying his benefits claim. After carefully considering the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, (Dkt. Nos. 16, 19), the Court concludes that oral argument is unnecessary, see N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion, DENIES Defendant’s cross-motion, and REMANDS for further proceedings. Because the ALJ erred in evaluating the medical evidence as to Plaintiff’s mental impairments, but there are outstanding issues to be resolved before a disability determination…