Blackhall

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BARBARA B., Case No.: 20-cv-1931-DEB

Plaintiff,

ORDER: (1) ON CROSS MOTIONS

v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (2) REVERSING DENIAL OF KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting

BENEFITS; AND (3) REMANDING

Commissioner of Social Security, FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS Defendant. 16 [DKT. NOS. 13, 16] 17 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Barbara B. seeks review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of disability benefits and supplemental social security income. Dkt. No. 1. The parties filed Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment and Plaintiff filed a Reply. Dkt. Nos. 13, 16, 17. For the reasons discussed below, the denial of benefits is reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings. II. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On December 4, 2017, Plaintiff applied for disability insurance benefits and supplemental social security income, claiming disability beginning January 1, 2016, 27…