Lopez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MODESTA L., Case No.: 23-cv-420-KSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER REVIEWING FINAL

v. DECISION OF THE

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting

SECURITY

Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

21 Plaintiff filed this action challenging the final decision of the Commissioner of 22 Social Security denying plaintiff’s claim for benefits. Doc. No. 1. This Court directed the 23 parties to explore informal resolution of the matter through the meet-and-confer process, 24 but the parties were unable to resolve the case on their own. Doc. Nos. 10, 11. Having 25 independently reviewed the parties’ briefing and the Administrative Record (“AR”), the 26 Court VACATES the decision of the Commissioner in this matter and REMANDS for 27 further proceedings. 28 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, represented by counsel, appeared before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) for de novo review of the Social Security Commissioner’s decision…