Nambi

Nambi v. Kijakazi

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMarch 30, 20233:20-cv-06360California1,460 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 KRISHNA NAMBI, Case No. 20-cv-06360-AGT

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Re: Dkt. Nos. 27, 28 Defendant.

12 Plaintiff Krishna Nambi applied for and was denied disability benefits and supplemental security income under the Social Security Act. Now, on judicial review of the ALJ’s decision denying benefits, Nambi argues that the ALJ committed reversible error by failing to address or account for numerous moderate mental limitations found by state agency consulting psychiatrist Dr. K. Econome, the only doctor whose opinion the ALJ found fully persuasive, when assessing Nambi’s residual functional capacity (“RFC”). As explained below, the Court agrees. The ALJ “is responsible for translating and incorporating clinical findings into a succinct RFC.” Rounds v. Comm’r Soc. Sec. Admin., 807 F.3d 996, 1006 (9th Cir. 2015). “In determining a claimant’s RFC, an ALJ must consider…

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