McClure

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MUANG M., Case No. 20-cv-09200-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: CROSS-MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. Nos. 19, 20 Defendant.

12 Plaintiff seeks social security benefits for a combination of physical impairments, including rotator cuff tears in both shoulders, cervicalgia, chronic neck pain, and chronic pain syndrome. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 18.) 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 (“Commissioner”) denying her benefits claim. Now before the Court are Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s motions for summary judgment. (Dkt. Nos. 19, 20.) After careful consideration of the parties’ briefing, 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…