Ward

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SUSAN W., Case No. 20-cv-05157-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: CROSS-MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. Nos. 27, 30 Defendant.

12 Plaintiff seeks judicial review, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), of the Commissioner of Social Security’s final decision that Plaintiff was not disabled and was ineligible for benefits for a period of two and a half years. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 12-32.) After carefully considering the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, (Dkt. Nos. 27, 30), the Court concludes that oral argument is unnecessary, see N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, DENIES Defendant’s cross-motion, and REMANDS for further proceedings. Because the ALJ erred in evaluating Plaintiff’s symptom testimony, but there are outstanding issues to be resolved before a disability determination can be made, remand for further proceedings is proper. …