Valiant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 MICHAEL VALIANT, Case No.: 17cv02085 JAH-AGS

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT, AND GRANTING

ANDREW SAUL1, Commissioner of

DEFENDANT’S CROSS MOTION

Social Security, FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [Doc. Defendant. Nos. 15, 16] 14 15 16 INTRODUCTION Michael Valiant (“Plaintiff”), through counsel, filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) of the Social Security Act (“the Act”), to obtain judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Defendant”) finding Plaintiff was no longer disabled under the Act. Plaintiff filed a motion for reversal or remand of the commissioner’s administrative decision and Defendant filed a cross-motion for summary judgment and opposition to Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment or remand. After a thorough review of the pleadings filed by the parties along with…