LINDA M. FREDRICK V. ANDREW SAUL

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 L.F., Case No. 20-cv-04708-SVK

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

ANDREW SAUL, Re: Dkt. Nos. 19, 23 Defendant.

Plaintiff appeals from the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security, which denied Plaintiff’s application for disability benefits. The Parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge. Dkt. 7, 10. For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 19) and DENIES Defendant Commissioner’s cross-motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 23). I. BACKGROUND In June 2016, Plaintiff filed an application for Title II disability insurance benefits. See Dkt. 16 (Administrative Record (“AR”)) 195-96. After a hearing, an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) issued a decision on April 18, 2019, finding that Plaintiff was not disabled. AR 7-25 (the 19 “ALJ Decision”). The ALJ concluded that Plaintiff…