Knotts v. Colvin

Filing 14

ORDER OF REMAND and JUDGMENT. ORDER denying as moot 11 Motion for Summary Judgment; granting 13 Motion to Remand to Social Security. Signed by District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr on 1/23/2014. (blf)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
DOCKET NO. 3:13-cv-00474-MOC
GLENN R. KNOTTS,
Plaintiff,
Vs.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, acting Commissioner of
Social Security,
Defendant.

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ORDER OF REMAND and
JUDGMENT

THIS MATTER is before the court on the consent Motion for Reversal and Remand
Pursuant to Sentence Four. Having considered the consent motion and reviewed the pleadings,
the court enters the following Order.
ORDER
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the consent Motion for Reversal and Remand
Pursuant to Sentence Four (#13) is GRANTED and plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment
(#11) is DENIED without prejudice as moot.
JUDGMENT
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that, pursuant to
sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), the final decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED and
the cause is REMANDED for further administrative proceedings not inconsistent with the
consent Motion and this Judgment. On remand, the Administrative Law Judge is directed to: (1)
further evaluate plaintiff’s mental impairments, specifically considering his Global Assessment
of Functioning scores and history of suicidal ideation; (2) evaluate all medical opinions pursuant

to 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1527(c), 416.927(c) citing to specific evidence to support his conclusions;
and (3) if necessary, obtain supplemental vocational expert testimony.

This action is DISMISSED.

Signed: January 23, 2014