Burroughs v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 17

ORDER: Written Order attached. Entered by Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley on 9/8/2014. (KZ, ilcd)

E-FILED

Monday, 08 September, 2014 11:20:26 AM
Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD

IN THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
ROCK ISLAND DIVISION
RAQUEL BURROUGHS,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 4:13-cv-04026-JEH

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, ACTING
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
Order
This matter is now before the Court on the parties’ Stipulation for Remand
Under Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (Doc. 16). In their Stipulation, the
parties jointly request that the Court reverse this case and remand for further
proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 USC § 405(g), which authorizes the
Court “to enter, upon the pleadings and transcript of the record, a judgment
affirming, modifying, or reversing the decision of the Commissioner of Social
Security, with or without remanding the cause for a rehearing.” 42 USC § 405(g).
The parties stipulate that upon remand, the Administrative Law Judge will be
directed to: 1) reevaluate the medical opinions of record, including those of the
State agency psychological consultants, and give reasons for the weight assigned;
2) reassess Ms. Burroughs’s residual functional capacity and subjective
complaints; and 3) if warranted, obtain supplemental evidence from a vocational
expert at step five.
The Court finds the request for remand appropriate and so the Stipulation
for Remand Under Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (Doc. 16) is GRANTED.
Accordingly, the Commissioner’s decision in this matter is REVERSED and the
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case is REMANDED to the Commissioner for a new hearing pursuant to the
fourth sentence of 42 USC § 405(g). The Clerk’s Office is hereby directed to enter
Judgment in favor of the Plaintiff and against the Defendant. This matter is now
terminated.

Entered on September 8, 2014.

s/Jonathan E. Hawley
U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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