Sokolik v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 16

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 2/25/2019 ORDERING that a final judgment be entered in favor of Plaintiff, and against Defendant, reversing the final decision of the Commissioner. CASE CLOSED (Washington, S)

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MCGREGOR W. SCOTT
United States Attorney
DEBORAH LEE STACHEL
Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX
Social Security Administration
BEATRICE NA, CSBN 303390
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Social Security Administration
Office of the General Counsel
160 Spear St Ste 800
San Francisco, CA 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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CYNTHIA SOKOLIK,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.

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Case No. 2:18-cv-01737-EFB
JOINT STIPULATION TO
VOLUNTARY REMAND PURSUANT TO
SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g);
[PROPOSED] ORDER OF REMAND,
AND ENTRY OF JUDGMENT

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The parties hereby stipulate, through their respective counsel of record, that this action be
remanded for further administrative action pursuant to section 205(g) of the Social Security Act,
as amended, 42 U.S.C. section 405(g), sentence four.
On remand, the Appeals Council will remand the case to an administrative law judge
(ALJ) for a new decision. The Appeals Council will instruct the ALJ to evaluate whether
Plaintiff has the residual functional capacity to perform her past relevant work and, if
appropriate, obtain supplemental vocational expert testimony to assist in determining what jobs
exist, if any, for Plaintiff given her vocational factors (age, education, and work experience) and
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residual functional capacity. The Appeals Council will instruct the ALJ to take further action, as

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warranted, to complete the administrative record and resolve the above issues.

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The parties 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,

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Dated: February 22, 2019

/s/ Beatrice Na for Shellie Lott*
(*Authorized via email on February 22, 2019)
SHELLIE LOTT

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Attorney for Plaintiff

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Dated: February 22, 2019

MCGREGOR W. SCOTT
United States Attorney

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By:

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/s/ Beatrice Na
Beatrice Na
Special Assistant United States Attorney

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Attorneys for Defendant

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ORDER

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: February 25, 2019

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__________________________________
HONORABLE EDMUND F. BRENNAN
United States Magistrate Judge

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