Meister

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA DIVISION 7 DAVID M., Case No. 20-cv-06747-RMI

Plaintiff,

ORDER

v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 20, 27, 28 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Defendant.

13 Pending before the court in this Social Security case are two competing remand motions: Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment, which seeks remand for the immediate payment of benefits; and Defendant’s Motion for Remand, which seeks further record development. Compare Pl.’s Mot. (dkt. 20) at 15, 22 with Def.’s Mot. (dkt. 27) at 14. Both Parties consent to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge (dkts. 6, 7), the Administrative Record2 has been filed, all briefing is complete, and the case is now ripe for decision. For the reasons stated below, Plaintiff’s motion is granted, and Defendant’s motion is denied. On August 26, 2018, Plaintiff filed an application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act, alleging an…