M.F.
M.F. v. Kijakazi
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
M. F., Plaintiff, No. C 20-08742 WHA
v.
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ORDER RE CROSS-MOTIONS FOR Acting Commissioner of the Social Security SUMMARY JUDGMENT Administration, Defendant.
16 17 18 INTRODUCTION In this social security appeal, this order finds that the administrative law judge improperly discounted the weight of plaintiff’s symptom testimony. Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is GRANTED IN PART and the Acting Commissioner’s cross- motion for summary judgment is DENIED. The action is REMANDED. STATEMENT 1. PROCEDURAL HISTORY. On August 25, 2015, plaintiff M.F. protectively applied for disability income benefits, alleging she has been unable to work since April 16, 2009, due to workplace harassment that left her suffering from clinical depression (AR 12–23, 37–38, 259). Her disability application was denied both initially and upon…