Olan-Gonzalez v. Commissioner of Social Security
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OPINION AND ORDER re 1 SOCIAL SECURITY COMPLAINT, filed by Daniel Olan-Gonzalez. Judgment to be entered. Signed by US Magistrate Judge Camille L. Velez-Rive on 2/7/13.(ljt)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO
DANIEL OLAN-GONZALEZ,
Plaintiff,
v.
CIVIL NO. 11-2067 (CVR)
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
OPINION AND ORDER
Above plaintiff Daniel Olan-González, (hereafter plaintiff “Olan”) filed the present
action to obtain judicial review of the final decision of the defendant, the Commissioner of
Social Security (hereafter “Commissioner”), denying the application for entitlement to a
period of disability and ensuing benefits. (Docket No. 1).
On February 12, 2012, plaintiff Olan indicated through his counsel, Atty. Salvador
Medina De La Cruz, he consented to jurisdiction by a Magistrate Judge. (Docket No. 5).
On April 18, 2012, the Commissioner answered the Complaint with copy of the
administrative record.
On August 17, 2012, plaintiff Olan filed the corresponding
memorandum of law. (Docket No. 18).
Thereafter, on February 7, 2013, the Commissioner filed a Motion to Remand
indicating there was good cause to remand the case to the Commissioner for further action
so as to re-evaluate the treating source opinions and the psychological expert’s testimony,
obtain vocational evidence and, if warranted, evaluate the credibility of plaintiff’s
testimony. (Docket No. 20). The request by the Commissioner is considered good cause
for remand as per joint conference committee in the Social Security Disability Amendment
Daniel Olan-González vs. Commissioner of S.S.
Civil No. 11-2067 (CVR)
Opinion and Order
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of 1980. H.R. Rep. No. 96-944, 96th Cong., 2d Sess. 59 (1980). See Melkonyan v. Sullivan,
501 U.S. 89, 100 n.2, 111 S.Ct. 2157, 2164 n.2 (1991); Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 113
S.Ct. 2625, 2629 n.2 (1993).1
Remand for further proceedings is also the appropriate remedy following the judicial
ALJ’s determination that claimant was not disabled and upon review finding said decision
not supported by substantial evidence. This will allow additional evidence to be taken,
preserving claimant’s rights to seek attorney’s fees if he ultimately prevails as a party.
Freeman v. Barnhart, 274 F.3d 206 (1st Cir. 2001).
Remand will also allow the
Commissioner to fulfill his role of resolving conflicting evidence, consider additional
evidence pertinent to the claimant’s insured period, and benefit from the testimonies of
vocational and medical experts. Freeman v. Barnhart, 274 F.3d at 609.
For the reasons above discussed, this United States Magistrate Judge grants the
Motion to Remand.
CONCLUSION
In view of the foregoing, the instant case is REMANDED to the Commissioner.
Judgment to be entered remanding the case to the Commissioner for further
administrative action.
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, on this 7th day of February of 2013.
S/CAMILLE L. VELEZ-RIVE
CAMILLE L. VELEZ RIVE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
1
Sentence-six remands may be ordered in only two situations: where the Secretary requests a remand before
answering the complaint, or where new, material evidence is adduced that was for good cause not presented before the
agency. See §405 (g) (sentence six). Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. at 297 n. 2.
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