RAMOS-VELAQUEZ v. COLVIN

Filing 13

ORDER THAT UPON CONSIDERATION OF PLAINTIFF'S BRIEF AND STATEMENT 7 , DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE 8 , PLAINTIFF'S REPLY 9 AND THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE LYNNE A. SITARSKI 11 , IT IS ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: THE REPORT AN D RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED AND ADOPTED. PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR REVIEW IS GRANTED. THIS MATTER IS REMANDED TO THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THE CLERK OF COURT SHALL MARK THIS MATTER CLOSED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. SIGNED BY CHIEF JUDGE PETRESE B. TUCKER ON 7/7/17. 7/7/17 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(gs)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
BRENDA L. RAMOS-VELAZQUEZ,

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Plaintiff,
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NANCY A. BERRYHILL, 1
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

CIVIL ACTION
NO. 16-1864

ORDER
AND NOW, this ___7th___ day of July, 2017, upon careful consideration of Plaintiff’s
Brief and Statement of Issues in Support of Request for Review (Doc. 7), Defendant’s Response
to Request for Review of Plaintiff (Doc. 8), Plaintiff’s Reply Brief (Doc. 9), and the Report and
Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Lynne A. Sitarski (Doc. 11), IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED AND DECREED as follows:
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The Report and Recommendation is APPROVED and ADOPTED;

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Plaintiff’s Request for Review is GRANTED; and

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This matter is, therefore, REMANDED to the Commissioner for further
proceedings consistent with the Report and Recommendation.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall mark the above-captioned
matter as CLOSED for statistical purposes.

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This case was initially brought against Carolyn W. Colvin who was, at that time, the acting
Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Since then, Nancy A. Berryhill has
replaced Colvin as the acting Commissioner. Accordingly, this caption has been updated to
reflect the change in leadership.
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BY THE COURT:
/s/ Petrese B. Tucker
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Hon. Petrese B. Tucker, C.J.

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