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I. BACKGROUND

23 The underlying action involves Plaintiff’s challenge to the denial of his application 24 for social security disability and supplemental security income benefits. On June 8, 2020, 25 Plaintiff filed a complaint against the acting Commissioner of Social Security. ECF No. 1.

27 1 Kilolo Kijakazi became the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration on July 9, 2021. Although Plaintiff originally brought this action against Former scheduling order, requiring formal settlement discussions, a Joint Status Report be filed by March 22, 2021, and a Joint Motion for Judicial Review of Final Decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Joint Motion for Judicial Review”) be filed by June 22, 2021. ECF No. 9. On March 16, 2021, the parties filed their Joint Status Report, stating that “Defendant was unable to stipulate to a voluntary remand.” ECF No. 10. On June 1, 2021, instead of filing the Joint Motion for Judicial Review, the parties filed a joint motion for voluntary remand pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), which sought a remand and entry of judgment in favor of…