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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

F.B.,

Case No. 21-01628-JCS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, DEFENDANT’S CROSS-MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT Defendant. Re: Dkt. Nos. 20,

12 I. INTRODUCTION On November 2, 2018, F.B.1 applied for disability benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act alleging disability beginning November 15, 2013. The claim was denied initially and upon reconsideration, and an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) held a hearing on July 28, 2020. On September 29, 2020, the ALJ denied F.B.’s application, and on January 12, 2021, the Appeals Council denied F.B.’s appeal of the ALJ’s decision, making it the final decision of the Defendant Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”). After the Appeals…