Clark v. Commissioner of Social Security

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STIPULATION and ORDER FOR VOLUNTARY REMAND signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 12/29/15. CASE CLOSED. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney

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DEBORAH LEE STACHEL
Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX
Social Security Administration
SHARON LAHEY
Special Assistant United States Attorney
160 Spear Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for DEFENDANT

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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MELISSA HACKWELL CLARK,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.

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CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner
Of Social Security,
Defendant.

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CIVIL NO. 2:15-cv-00375 EFB
STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY
REMAND PURSUANT TO
SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C.
§ 405(g) AND TO ENTRY OF
JUDGMENT

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the parties, through their undersigned attorneys, and with the

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approval of the Court, that Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security (Defendant or

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the Commissioner) has agreed to voluntarily remand this case for further administrative proceedings,

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pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. section 405(g). On remand, the Appeals Council will remand the

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case to an administrative law judge (ALJ) for a new hearing and decision. The Appeals Council will

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instruct the ALJ to reevaluate the medical evidence, including, but not limited to, all medical-source

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opinion evidence concerning physical and mental impairments, and explain the weight given to the

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opinion evidence consistent with 20 C.F.R. section 404.1527, and Social Security Rulings

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STIPULATION & PROPOSED ORDER

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96-2p and 96-5p. The parties further request that the Clerk of the Court be directed to enter a final
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judgment in favor of Plaintiff, and against Defendant, reversing the Commissioner’s final decision
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Date: December 18, 2015

BESS M. BREWER

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By: /s/ Bess M. Brewer
BESS M. BREWER
Attorneys for Plaintiff
(*As authorized by e-mail on December [], 2015)

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Date: December 18, 2015

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney

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By: /s/ Sharon Lahey
SHARON LAHEY
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Attorney for Defendant

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ORDER

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Pursuant to stipulation, it is so ordered.
Dated: December 29, 2015.

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HON. EDMUND F. BRENNAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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STIPULATION & PROPOSED ORDER

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