Palmer v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

Filing 18

MEMORANDUM ORDER, Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert L. Dube on 7/30/2012. (lh)

UNI
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SOUTHERN DI
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CASE NO.1124387- VC1 DUB2
C O N SEN T C A SE

GARY PALM ER,
ESQ.
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CHA EL J A STRU E,
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1 1 CONCLUSI
1.
ON

Bae o t fr g ig t eCo r fnd ta id e n t u j c matr u id ci no e t i
s d n he o e on ,h u ti s h t t o s o s be t te j rs ito v r h s
m at r Ac r ngl i i ORDERED AND ADJUDGED asf l :
te . co di y, t s
olows

Th M oint Dimisfldb teDe e d n ( E. 9 i GRANTED; n
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ED

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DONEAND ORDEREDti & & dyo Jl, 0 2
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ROBERT L.

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