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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

J.N.,

Case No. 21-cv-03736-JCS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, DENYING

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR

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

FOR AWARD OF BENEFITS

12 Re: Dkt. Nos. 29, 30 I. INTRODUCTION On April 8, 2015, Plaintiff J.N.1 applied for supplemental security income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. The claim was denied initially and upon reconsideration, and Arthur Zeidman, an administrative law judge (“ALJ”), held a hearing on March 13, 2018. The ALJ issued an unfavorable decision on May 14, 2018. Plaintiff sought Appeals Council review of the ALJ’s decision and the Appeals Council granted review on April 25, 2019. The ALJ conducted a second hearing on…