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Melendrez v. Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Feb 1, 2021
Case No. 2:19-cv-07781-VEB (C.D. Cal. Feb. 1, 2021)

Opinion

Case No. 2:19-cv-07781-VEB

02-01-2021

JIM T. MELENDREZ, Plaintiff, v. ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.


JUDGMENT

For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Decision and Order, it is hereby DECREED THAT (1) Plaintiff's request for an order remanding this case for further proceedings is GRANTED and the Commissioner's decision is REVERSED; (2) the Commissioner's request for an order affirming the Commissioner's final decision and dismissing the action is DENIED; (3) judgment is entered in Plaintiff's favor and this case is REMANDED for calculation of benefits; and (4) this case is CLOSED without prejudice to a timely application for attorneys' fees and costs.

DATED this 1st day of February, 2021,

/s/Victor E. Bianchini

VICTOR E. BIANCHINI

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE


Summaries of

Melendrez v. Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Feb 1, 2021
Case No. 2:19-cv-07781-VEB (C.D. Cal. Feb. 1, 2021)
Case details for

Melendrez v. Saul

Case Details

Full title:JIM T. MELENDREZ, Plaintiff, v. ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Date published: Feb 1, 2021

Citations

Case No. 2:19-cv-07781-VEB (C.D. Cal. Feb. 1, 2021)

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