O'KEEFE v. ASTRUE

Filing 18

ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF'S OBJECTIONS TO THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ARE SUSTAINED. PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR REVIEW IS GRANTED. JUDGMENT IS ENTERED VACATING THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONER. THE CLERK OF COURT IS DIRECTED TO MARK THIS CASE CLOSED. SIGNED BY HONORABLE JUAN R. SANCHEZ ON 7/20/15. 7/20/15 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(mbh, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
FRANCIS P. O’KEEFE
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN,1
Acting Commissioner of Social Security

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CIVIL ACTION
No. 12-3486

ORDER
AND NOW, this 20th day of July, 2015, upon consideration of Plaintiff Francis P.
O’Keefe’s Brief and Statement of Issues in Support of Request for Review and the
Commissioner of Social Security’s response thereto, and after careful and independent review of
the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Henry S. Perkin, Plaintiff’s
objections thereto, and the Commissioner’s response, it is ORDERED:
1. Plaintiff’s objections to the Report and Recommendation (Document 14) are
SUSTAINED;
2. Plaintiff’s Request for Review (Document 8) is GRANTED insofar as he seeks a
remand and review of the Commissioner’s finding regarding the severity of his
mental impairment;
3. JUDGMENT is entered VACATING the final decision of the Commissioner. The
matter is REMANDED to the Commissioner pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C.
§ 405(g) for further review consistent with this Order; and
4. The Clerk of Court is directed to mark this case CLOSED.

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Carolyn W. Colvin became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security on February 14, 2013.
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d), Colvin is substituted for Michael J. Astrue as
the Defendant in this case.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Juan R. Sánchez
Juan R. Sánchez, J.

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