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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 M.P., Case No. 21-cv-03632-SVK

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. Nos. 15, 17 Defendant.

12 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. 2, 10. For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 15) and DENIES Defendant Commissioner’s cross-motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 17). I. BACKGROUND On January 1, 2019, Plaintiff filed an application for Title II disability benefits, alleging a December 12, 2018 onset date. See Dkt. 14 (Administrative Record ("AR") 70). After an August 20 18, 2020 hearing, an administrative law judge ("ALJ") issued a decision on November 2, 2020, 21 finding that Plaintiff was not…