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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TENNILLE S., Case No. 21-cv-09779-SI

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: CROSS-MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI,

RE: DKT. NOS. 12,

Defendant.

12 Plaintiff Tennille S. seeks Social Security benefits under Titles II and XVI. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), plaintiff filed this lawsuit for judicial review of the final decision by the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying her benefits claim. Having considered the parties’ papers and the administrative record, and for the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (Dkt. No. 12), DENIES defendant’s cross- motion for summary judgment (Dkt. No. 15), and REMANDS this action for immediate payment of benefits, pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). 20 BACKGROUND On August 17, 2016, plaintiff protectively filed an application for Disability Insurance …