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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARLITA O., Case No.: 23-cv-572-KSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER REVIEWING FINAL

v. DECISION OF THE

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting

SECURITY

Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

18 Plaintiff filed this action challenging the final decision of the Commissioner of 19 Social Security denying Plaintiff’s claim for benefits. Doc. No. 1. This Court directed the 20 parties to explore informal resolution of the matter through the meet-and-confer process, 21 but the parties were unable to resolve the case on their own. Doc. No. 10, 11. Having 22 independently reviewed the parties’ briefing and the Administrative Record (“AR”), the 23 Court VACATES the decision of the Commissioner and REMANDS this matter to the 24 agency. On remand, the ALJ shall issue a new decision consistent with this Order.

28 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, represented by counsel, appeared before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) for de…