Smith v. Social Security Administration

Filing 18

ORDER adopting 17 the Recommended Disposition as the Court's findings in all respects ; reversing and remanding the Commissioner's decision, with instructions to consider medical evidence relating to Lillie A. Smiths diagnosis of lupus, to conduct a proper credibility analysis, and to further develop the record as necessary. This case is remanded pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991). Signed by Judge Kristine G. Baker on 12/2/2016. (kdr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION
LILLIE A. SMITH
v.

PLAINTIFF
Case No. 4:15-cv-00725 KGB-BD

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner,
Social Security Administration

DEFENDANT

ORDER
The Court has received the Recommended Disposition filed by United States Magistrate
Judge Beth Deere. No objections have been filed. After careful consideration, the Court
concludes that the Recommended Disposition should be, and hereby is, approved and adopted as
this Court’s findings in all respects.
It is therefore ordered that the Commissioner’s decision is reversed and remanded, with
instructions to consider medical evidence relating to Lillie A. Smith’s diagnosis of lupus, to
conduct a proper credibility analysis, and to further develop the record as necessary. This case is
remanded pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S.
89 (1991).
So ordered this the 2nd day of December, 2016.
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Kristine G. Baker
United States District Judge