Lujan v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 20

ORDER REMANDING CASE Pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 USC 405(g) signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 1/4/2015. CASE CLOSED. (Jessen, A)

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
DONNA L. CALVERT, IL SB 6191786
Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX
Social Security Administration
TOVA WOLKING, CSBN 259782
Special Assistant United States Attorney
160 Spear Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FRESNO DIVISION

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LISA KAY LUJAN,

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Plaintiff,
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CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

Case No. 1:13-cv-02041-GSA
STIPULATION AND ORDER
REMANDING CASE
ORDER DIRECTING THE CLERK OF
THE COURT TO CLOSE CASE
(Doc. No. 19)

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, through their undersigned
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attorneys, and with the approval of the Court, that the Commissioner of Social Security has agreed
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to a voluntary remand of this case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
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Upon remand, the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) will remand this
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case to an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for further development of the record and a new
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decision. ODAR will also direct the ALJ to further evaluate Plaintiff’s impairments and residual
functional capacity. It will direct the ALJ to further evaluate Plaintiff’s ability to perform her past

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relevant work and obtain supplemental vocational expert testimony if necessary.
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Respectfully submitted,

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DATE: December 30, 2014

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LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE D. ROHLFING
By:

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/s/ Young Cho
YOUNG CHO
Attorney for Plaintiff

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DATE: December 30, 2014

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
By:

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/s/ Tova D. Wolking
TOVA D. WOLKING
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Defendant

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the above stipulation, this matter shall be remanded to the Commissioner as

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authorized by sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further proceedings consistent with the

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parties’ joint stipulation and judgment shall be entered for Plaintiff.

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On remand, the Administrative Law Judge shall further evaluate Plaintiff’s impairment and

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residual functional capacity and Plaintiff’s ability to perform her past relevant work and shall

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obtain supplemental vocational expert testimony, if necessary.

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The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter final judgment in favor of Plaintiff Lisa Kay

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Lujan against Defendant Carolyn W. Colvin, the Acting Commissioner of Social Security, and to

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close this case.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:

January 4, 2015

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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