Legal Opinion

Morales v. Berryhill

District Court, E.D. California

Decided March 7, 2017No. 2:15-cv-1822 DBPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

DEBORAH BARNES, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

This social security action was submitted to the court without oral argument for ruling on plaintiffs motion for summary judgment.1 Plaintiff argues that the ALJ’s treatment of the medical opinion evidence, plaintiffs subjective testimony, and the ALJ’s residual functional capacity determination constituted error. For the reasons explained below, plaintiffs motion is granted, the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) is reversed, and the matter is remanded for the payment of benefits.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Bowen v. YuckertSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Karen Garrison v. Carolyn W. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  3. Molina v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
  4. Maureen Thomas v. Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  5. Tackett v. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  4. Anderson v. Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 2022
  5. Anita Kay Virden v. Nancy A. BerryhillDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2019

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