Legal Opinion
Knott v. Barnhart
District Court, E.D. California
Decided April 18, 2003No. CIV S-02-1105 JFMPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED ORDER 1
MOULDS, United States Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying plaintiffs claim for divorced spouse’s benefits as a deemed spouse under § 416(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (“Act”). The case is before the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). For the reasons that follow, the court will grant plaintiffs motion for summary judgment, remand the action to the Commissioner for an award of benefits, and deny the Commissioner’s cross motion for summary judgment.
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