Brown v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 20

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 02/19/18 REMANDING CASE for further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Clerk to enter a final judgment in favor of Plaintiff, and against Defendant, reversing the final decision of the Commissioner. CASE CLOSED (Benson, A.)

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MCGREGOR W. SCOTT
United States Attorney
DEBORAH L. STACHEL
Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX
Social Security Administration
MARGARET BRANICK-ABILLA, CSBN 223600
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Social Security Administration
160 Spear Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [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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CARL EDWARD BROWN,
Plaintiff,

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vs.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.

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No. 2:17-cv-00896-DB
STIPULATION & ORDER TO REMAND
PURSUANT TO SENTENCE FOUR OF 42
U.S.C. § 405(g)

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between plaintiff Carl Edward Brown (Plaintiff)

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and Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security (the Commissioner or

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Defendant), through their respective counsel of record, and with the approval of the Court, that

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this action be remanded for further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42

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U.S.C. § 405(g).

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The Appeals Council will remand the case to an administrative law judge (ALJ) for a
new decision. On remand, the Appeals Council will instruct the ALJ to further consider the
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medical evidence, to reassess the Plaintiff’s residual functional capacity as appropriate, and to
reconsider, with the assistance of a vocational expert, whether the Plaintiff has acquired work
skills from past relevant work that are transferrable to other jobs in the national economy.

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The parties further request that the Clerk of the Court be directed to enter a final
judgment in favor of Plaintiff, and against Defendant, reversing the final decision of the
Commissioner.

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Respectfully submitted,
Dated: February 15, 2018

FORSLUND LAW LLC

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By: /s/ Jacqueline A. Forslund*
JACQUELINE A. FORSLUND
Attorneys for Plaintiff
[*As authorized by e-mail on Feb. 14, 2018]

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Dated: February 19, 2018

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MCGREGOR W. SCOTT
United States Attorney
By: /s/ Margaret Branick-Abilla
MARGARET BRANICK-ABILLA
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Defendant

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ORDER

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Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.1

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Dated: February 19, 2018

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DLB:6
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Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court shall close this case.

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