Rivera v. Colvin

Filing 18

ORDER granting 17 Motion to Remand. The Commissioner's decision is REVERSED under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g)1 and REMANDED to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings by Judge John L. Kane on 09/02/14.(jhawk, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Judge John L. Kane
Civil Action No. 14-cv-00681-AP
TARA R. RIVERA,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

ORDER

Judge John L. Kane ORDERS
Defendant’s Unopposed Motion for Remand (doc. 17), filed August 29, 2014, is
GRANTED, and, accordingly, the Commissioner’s decision is REVERSED under sentence
four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g)1 and REMANDED to the Commissioner for further administrative
proceedings, as follows:
On remand, the Appeals Council will remand the matter to an administrative law judge
(ALJ) for further evaluation of the record and a new decision. The Appeals Council will direct
the ALJ to evaluate and exhibit the opinion of Adam Summerlin, M.D., and to further evaluate
Plaintiff’s residual functional capacity in light of the opinion.

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The Clerk of the Court will enter a separate judgment pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, Rule 58.

Dated: September 2, 2014

BY THE COURT:
s/John L. Kane
John L. Kane, Senior Judge
United States District Court