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I. v. Kijakazi

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMarch 1, 20223:20-cv-05811California6,176 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 K. I., Case No. 20-cv-05811-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: CROSS-MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. Nos. 17, 25 Defendant.

13 Plaintiff seeks Social Security benefits for physical and mental impairments including a gun shot to the spine, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.1 (Administrative Record (“AR”) 234, 276.) 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. 17, 25), the Court concludes that oral argument is unnecessary, see N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), and GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion, DENIES Defendant’s cross-motion, and REMANDS for further proceedings. Because the ALJ erred in her weighing of the medical evidence and rejection of Plaintiff’s subjective symptom testimony, but…

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