Younes

Younes v. Saul

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United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaMarch 30, 20233:21-cv-01191California4,146 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

I. INTRODUCTION

13 Plaintiff, Kawther Y., timely filed a Complaint in this case on June 29, 2021.2 14 (ECF 1.) Defendant, the Commissioner of Social Security, filed the Administrative 15 Record on May 16, 2022. (ECF 14.) On May 17, 2022, this Court entered its Scheduling 16 Order. (ECF 15.) In accordance with the Scheduling Order, the parties filed a Joint 17 Status Report on July 11, 2022 (ECF 16), and a Joint Motion for Judicial Review on 18 October 5, 2022 (ECF 17). 19 In the parties’ joint motion, Plaintiff raises three issues, whether the Administrative 20 Law Judge (ALJ) properly considered: (1) the testimony of the vocational expert (VE); 21 (2) the opinions of Drs. Korsh, MD, and Hoffman, DCP; and (3) Plaintiff’s testimony. 22 After considering the arguments in the parties’ joint motion, the administrative 23 record, and the applicable law, the Court vacates the ALJ’s decision and remands this 24 25 26 1 Kilolo Kijakazi became Acting Commissioner of Social Security on July 9, 2021, and is therefore substituted for Andrew Saul as Defendant. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g); Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d). 28 2 case to the ALJ for further proceedings consistent with…

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