Hall v. Colvin

Filing 28

ORDER REMANDING MATTER TO ALJ signed by Judge James L. Robart. The Ninth Circuit issued its mandate on February 6, 2018. (Mandate (Dkt. # 27 ).) Accordingly, the court REMANDS this matter to the ALJ for further proceedings consistent with the Ninth Circuit's ruling. (PM)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 8 9 10 MICHAEL W. HALL, Plaintiff, 11 v. CASE NO. C13-1679JLR ORDER REMANDING MATTER TO ALJ 12 13 CAROLYN COLVIN, Defendant. 14 15 On July 21, 2014, the court affirmed the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial 16 of Plaintiff Michael W. Hall’s application for Social Security disability insurance benefits 17 and supplemental security income. (7/21/14 Order (Dkt. # 20); Judgment (Dkt. # 21).) 18 Mr. Hall appealed that ruling to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. (See Not. of Appeal 19 (Dkt. # 22).) On December 15, 2017, the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded 20 “[b]ecause the functional limitations identified by the [administrative law judge (“ALJ”)] 21 in the [residual functional capacity] for medium work were not supported by medical 22 evidence in the record,” requiring reevaluation of the “sequential evaluation process.” ORDER - 1 1 (Mem. (Dkt. # 26) at 5.) The Ninth Circuit issued its mandate on February 6, 2018. 2 (Mandate (Dkt. # 27).) Accordingly, the court REMANDS this matter to the ALJ for 3 further proceedings consistent with the Ninth Circuit’s ruling. (See Mem. at 6.) 4 Dated this 22nd day of March, 2018. 5 6 A 7 JAMES L. ROBART United States District Judge 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ORDER - 2

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