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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

T.L.,

Case No. 22-cv-03046-JCS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, DENYING

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND Defendant. REMANDING FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS

Re: Dkt. Nos. 11,

13 I. INTRODUCTION On September 17, 2019, T.L.1 applied for disability under Title II of the Social Security Act alleging disability beginning January 20, 2016. The claim was denied initially and upon reconsideration, and Serena S. Hong, an administrative law judge (“ALJ”), held a hearing on February 23, 2021. On May 3, 2021, the ALJ denied Plaintiff’s application and on March 28, 2022, the Appeals Council denied Plaintiff’s appeal of the ALJ’s decision, making it the final decision of Defendant Commissioner…