Baranski v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 18

Opinion and Order: The parties' joint motion to remand is granted. (Doc. No. 17 .) The Commissioner's decision is reversed and this matter is remanded for further proceedings consistent with the relief requested in the parties' joint motion, as set forth above. A Judgment Entry will be separately published. Judge Sara Lioi on 10/17/2014. (P,J)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION

ANNA BARANSKI,
PLAINTIFF,
vs.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, ACTING
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
DEFENDANT.

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CASE NO. 1:14 cv 607
JUDGE SARA LIOI

OPINION AND ORDER

Before the Court is a joint motion filed by the parties to remand this case
to the Commissioner of Social Security for further proceedings (Doc. No. 17). Plaintiff
and defendant Acting Commissioner of Social Security request that the Commissioner’s
decision denying plaintiff’s application for disability insurance benefits be reversed
pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. 405(g), and that the on remand:

[T]he ALJ will offer Plaintiff a new hearing; further evaluate her physical and
mental impairments in accordance with the special technique described in 20
CFR §§ 404.1520a and 416.920a, documenting application of the technique
in the decision by providing specific findings and appropriate rationale for
each of the functional areas described in 20 CFR §§ 404.1520a(c) and
416.920a(c); and give further consideration to Plaintiff’s maximum residual
functional capacity during the entire period at issue, with specific references
to evidence of record in support of assessed limitations; and, in so doing,
evaluate the medical opinions in accordance with the provisions of 20 CFR
§§ 404.1527(e) and 416.927(e) and Social Security Rulings 96-6p and 96-2p
and explain the weight given to such opinion evidence.

(Doc. No. 17.)

Upon consideration, the parties’ joint motion is GRANTED. The
Commissioner’s decision is reversed and this matter is remanded for further proceedings
consistent with the relief requested in the parties’ joint motion, as set forth above. A
Judgment Entry will be separately published.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 17, 2014
HONORABLE SARA LIOI
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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