Leonard-Anderson v. Astrue

Filing 25

OPINION MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge is SUSTAINED, ADOPTED and INCORPORATED HEREIN. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants Motion to Reverse and Remand [Doc. #23] b e GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), the final decision of the Commissioner denying social security benefits be REVERSED and this case be REMANDED to the Commissioner for further proceedings. A separate Judgment shall be entered with this Memorandum and Order. Signed by Honorable Henry E. Autrey on 6/23/2010. (CBL)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JUDITH C. LEONARD-ANDERSON, o/b/o JAMES LEONARD (DECEASED), Petitioner, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Respondent. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 4:09CV1472 HEA-TIA

OPINION MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on Judith C. Leonard-Anderson's appeal from an adverse ruling of the Social Security Administration. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), this Matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Terry Adelman, who filed his Report and Recommendation on June 4, 2010. It is the Magistrate Judge's recommendation that Defendant's Motion to Reverse and Remand [Doc. #23] be granted and the final decision of the Commissioner denying social security benefits be reversed and this case be remanded to the Commissioner for further proceedings. More specifically, the Magistrate Judge recommended that the ALJ should properly consider the opinion of John Pearson, M.D., in accordance with 20 C.F.R. § 404.1527 and Social Security Ruling 96-2p. Furthermore, the Magistrate Judge recommends that the ALJ judge should then reevaluate Mr. Leonard's residual functional

capacity and, if necessary, obtain Vocational Expert testimony consistent with Social Security Ruling 85-15. The parties were advised that they had fourteen (14) days to file written objections to the Report and Recommendation. Neither party has filed an objection. After careful consideration of the Report and Recommendation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge is SUSTAINED, ADOPTED and INCORPORATED HEREIN. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Reverse and Remand [Doc. #23] be GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. §
405(g), the final decision of the Commissioner denying social security benefits be

REVERSED and this case be REMANDED to the Commissioner for further proceedings. A separate Judgment shall be entered with this Memorandum and Order. Dated this 23nd day of June, 2010.

HENRY EDWARD AUTREY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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