Williams v. Colvin

Filing 22

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Reverse and Remand 20 is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is REVERSED AND REMANDED to the ALJ for reevaluation of Plaintiff's back impairment as a severe impairment. The ALJ shall also reevaluate the materiality of Plaintiff's substance abuse in accordance with 20 C.F.R. § 416.935. A separate Judgment will accompany this order. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 12/22/14. (LGK)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION

PATRICK W. WILLIAMS, JR.,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN COLVIN,
ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.

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Case No. 4:14CV910 JAR

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Reverse and Remand pursuant
to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). (Doc. No. 20) Plaintiff has no objection to Defendant’s
motion. (Doc. No. 21)
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Reverse and Remand [20] is
GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is REVERSED AND REMANDED to
the ALJ for reevaluation of Plaintiff’s back impairment as a severe impairment. The ALJ shall
also reevaluate the materiality of Plaintiff’s substance abuse in accordance with 20 C.F.R. §
416.935.
A separate Judgment will accompany this order.

Dated this 22nd day of December, 2014.

JOHN A. ROSS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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