Silva

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

X.S.,

Case No. 21-cv-09725-JCS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, DENYING

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT, REVERSING Defendant. DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONER AND REMANDING FOR AWARD OF

BENEFITS

12 Re: Dkt. Nos. 15, 20

I. INTRODUCTION On July 12, 2019, X.S.1 applied for disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act alleging disability beginning June 16, 2018. The claim was denied initially and upon reconsideration, and Mary P. Parnow, an administrative law judge (“ALJ”), held a telephonic hearing on March 9, 2021. On April 9, 2021, the ALJ denied X.S’s application and on October 21, 2021, the Appeals Council denied X.S.’s appeal of the ALJ’s decision, making it the final decision of Defendant…