Wilson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 D.W., Case No. 21-cv-08390-SVK

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. Nos. 16, 17 Defendant.

Plaintiff appeals from the final decision of the Defendant Commissioner of Social Security, which denied his application for disability insurance benefits. The Parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge. Dkt. 8, 9. For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 16) and DENIES the Commissioner’s cross-motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 17). I. BACKGROUND On or about August 26, 2019, Plaintiff filed an application for Title II disability insurance benefits. See Dkt. 13 (Administrative Record (“AR”)) at 258-264. On May 19, 2021, an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) denied Plaintiff’s claim. AR 12-32 (the “ALJ Decision”). The ALJ concluded that…