Self

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA DIVISION 7 JODY S., Case No. 21-cv-01677-RMI

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: CROSS-MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. Nos. 30, 33 Defendant.

13 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) decision denying his application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. See Admin. Rec. at 25-36.2 Plaintiff’s request for review of the ALJ’s unfavorable decision was denied by the Appeals Council (see id. at 8-10), thus, the ALJ’s decision is the “final decision” of the Commissioner of Social Security which this court may review. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 405(g), 1383(c)(3). Both Parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge (dkts. 9 & 10), and both parties have moved for summary judgment (dkts. 30 & 33). For the reasons stated below, Plaintiff’s amended motion for summary judgment is granted, and…