Lawson v. Social Security Administration

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ORDER by Judge Ronald A. White : The decision of the ALJ is hereby REVERSED and this case is hereby REMANDED pursuant to the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. 405(g) for further administrative proceedings. 19 Report and Recommendation (acg, Deputy Clerk)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA

JOHNNY RAY LAWSON,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. CIV-14-088-RAW-KEW

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting
Commissioner, Social Security
Administration,
Defendant.

ORDER REMANDING CASE FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS
On April 22, 2015, the United States Magistrate Judge entered a Report and
Recommendation, recommending that the above-styled case be reversed and remanded for
further proceedings. The Government filed an objection on April 29, 2015, arguing that the
Magistrate Judge required a greater level of articulation in the decision of the Administrative
Law Judge (hereinafter “ALJ”) than is required under the Social Security Act and this Circuit’s
case law. The Government requests the court affirm the final agency decision.
Upon full consideration of the entire record and the issues herein, this court finds that the
Magistrate Judge’s recommendation to reverse the ALJ’s decision and remand this action for
further proceedings is well-supported. Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation of the
United States Magistrate Judge is hereby affirmed and adopted as this court’s Findings and
Order.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the decision of the Administrative Law Judge is
hereby REVERSED and this case is hereby REMANDED pursuant to the fourth sentence of 42
U.S.C. §405(g) for further administrative proceedings.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 10th day of June, 2015.

__________________________________________
HONORABLE RONALD A. WHITE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA

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