GARCIA-SIERRA v. KIJAKAZI

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CARMEN GARCIA-SIERRA, : CIVIL ACTION : Plaintiff : : v. : : KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting : No. 21-cv-00458-RAL Commissioner of Social Security,1 : : Defendant : RICHARD A. LLORET U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE January 5, 2023 MEMORANDUM OPINION The Commissioner of Social Security, through the decision of an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”), denied Carmen Garcia-Sierra’s (“Ms. Garcia’s”) application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”). This appeal followed. For reasons explained below I will reverse the ALJ’s decision and remand for further proceedings.…