Lopez v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 14

JOINT STIPULATION to VOLUNTARY REMAND pursuant to Sentence Four or 42 :405(g), ORDER OF REMAND and Entry of Judgment, signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 03/16/2015. Civil Case Terminated. CASE CLOSED (Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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(FRESNO)

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

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No. 1:14-cv-01379-SKO
JOINT STIPULATION TO VOLUNTARY
REMAND PURSUANT TO SENTENCE
FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), ORDER OF
REMAND AND ENTRY OF JUDGMENT

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THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE, through their undersigned attorneys and subject

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to the approval of the Court, to voluntary remand of this case for further administrative

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proceedings, pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g); to order of such remand; and to

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entry of judgment for Plaintiff. The purpose of the remand is to provide Plaintiff with a new

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hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ) and a new decision by same. Engaging in the

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five-step sequential disability evaluation, the ALJ will consider, inter alia, all the evidence and

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medical source opinions of record, including that of State agency physician Gary Lindsay, Ph.D.;

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further evaluate residual functional capacity in light of the evidence and medical source

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opinions; further evaluate all vocational factors; and, if necessary, obtain supplemental

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vocational expert evidence.

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Respectfully submitted,

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Date: March 13, 2015

/s/ Jacqueline Anna Forslund
JACQUELINE ANNA FORSLUND
Attorney for Plaintiff

Date: March 13, 2015

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
DONNA L. CALVERT
Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX
Social Security Administration

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/s/ Timothy R. Bolin
TIMOTHY R. BOLIN
Special Assistant United States Attorney

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ORDER

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Based on the foregoing joint stipulation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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proceedings consistent with the joint stipulation;

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The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to enter judgment on behalf of Plaintiff; and

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3.

This case shall be administratively closed.

This case is REMANDED to the Social Security Administration for further

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

March 16, 2015

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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