Garcia v. Colvin

Filing 17

ORDER granting 16 Motion to Remand. By Judge John L. Kane on 3/11/2014.(klyon, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Judge John L. Kane
Civil Action No. 13-cv-1958-AP
STEVEN S. GARCIA,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
ORDER
Kane, J.
Defendant’s Unopposed Motion to Remand for Further Administrative Proceedings
(doc. #16), filed March 11, 2014, is GRANTED.
This civil action is remanded to Defendant for additional administrative proceedings
pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). On remand, the Appeals Council will direct
the administrative law judge (ALJ) to (1) update the treatment evidence on Plaintiff’s
medical condition; (2) expressly evaluate the treating and examining medical source opinions
and explain the reasons for the weight given to this opinion evidence; (3) further consider
Plaintiff’s residual functional capacity on the updated record, citing specific evidence in
support of the assessed limitations; (4) and if warranted, obtain supplemental evidence from
a vocational expert to clarify the effect of the assessed limitations on Plaintiff’s occupational
base.
The Clerk is directed to enter a judgment in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 58,

consistent with the United States Supreme Court's decision in Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S.
292, 296-302 (1993).
Dated: March 11, 2014.
BY THE COURT:
s/John L. Kane
JOHN L. KANE, SENIOR JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT