HALLFORD v. COLVIN

Filing 16

ORDER granting 15 Motion to Remand; finding as moot 12 Motion to Remand. This case is remanded to the Commissioner under sentence four for additional proceedings consistent with this Order. Ordered by US MAGISTRATE JUDGE STEPHEN HYLES on 7-6-15 (mpm)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATHENS DIVISION

GREGORY HALLFORD,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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Case No. 3:15-CV-00006-MSH

ORDER
Pursuant to the power of this Court to enter a judgment affirming, modifying, or
reversing the Commissioner’s decision with remand in Social Security actions under sentence
four of section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), and in light of the
government’s request to remand this action for further development of the record by an
administrative law judge (ALJ), this case is hereby remanded.
On remand, the ALJ will: 1) further evaluate the evidence and record, including
reviewing the subsequent award; 2) fully evaluate claimant’s medically determinable
impairments at steps two and three of the sequential evaluation process and provide specific
findings regarding Plaintiff’s mental functioning using the special technique in accordance
with agency policy; 3) reconsider Plaintiff’s maximum residual functional capacity (RFC)
and specifically cite to the evidence of record in support of assessed limitations and fully
evaluate all opinion evidence from medical sources; and 5) reconsider Plaintiff’s history of
work activity and any ability to return to past relevant work at the skilled level.

Therefore, this Court hereby grants the Commissioner’s motion (ECF No. 15), denies
Plaintiff’s motion (ECF No. 12) as moot, and reverses the Commissioner’s decision under
sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) with a remand of the cause to the Commissioner for further
proceedings. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993); Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S.
89 (1991). The clerk of the court will enter a separate judgment pursuant to Rule 58 of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
SO ORDERED, this 6th day of July, 2015.
/s/ Stephen Hyles
United States Magistrate Judge

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