Castillo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA DIVISION 7 ANTHONY C., Case No. 22-cv-02712-RMI

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: CROSS-MOTIONS

v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 23, 29 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Defendant.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiff seeks judicial review of an administrative law judge (“ALJ’) decision denying his application for disability employment benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. See Compl. (dkt. 1); see also Admin. Rec. (“AR”) at 28-72.2 In January of 2014, Plaintiff filed an application for Title II benefits alleging an onset date of April 24, 2000. AR at 267-70. The claim was denied initially and upon reconsideration. Id. at 112, 122. Following an administrative hearing in January of 2016, an ALJ issued an unfavorable decision on March 1, 2016, finding Plaintiff not disabled. Id. at 73-103, 126-35. In July of 2017, the Appeals Council granted Plaintiff’s request for review and remanded the case to an ALJ. Id. at 141-43. The Appeals…