Lagois v. Colvin

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ORDER REVERSING AND REMANDING THE CASE FOR FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 18 Report and Recommendations by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (MD)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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LOUIS ANTHONY LAGOIS,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting
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ORDER REVERSING AND
REMANDING THE CASE FOR
FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEEDINGS

Defendant.

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Case No. C14-475-MJP

The Court having considered the parties’ briefs, the Report and Recommendation of the

14 Honorable Brian A. Tsuchida, United States Magistrate Judge, and the balance of the record,
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(1)

The Court adopts the Report and Recommendation.

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(2)

The Commissioner’s final decision is REVERSED and the case is REMANDED

18 for further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
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(3)

On remand, the ALJ should further develop the record as necessary; consider the

20 evidence throughout the entire relevant time period from March 17, 2004, through Mr. Lagois’s
21 date last insured, June 30, 2007; consider treating, examining, and non-examining medical
22 source opinions throughout the relevant timer period and fashion a complete residual functional
23 capacity (“RFC”) finding; provide specific reasoning for the weight given to the opinion

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1 evidence, discussing the evidentiary basis for conclusions along with an adequate rationale for
2 either accepting or rejecting probative medical opinions, and giving consideration to obtaining
3 medical expert testimony; include all unrejected limitations in the RFC; reassess steps four and
4 five with the assistance of a vocational expert, ensuring that the vocational expert is provided a
5 hypothetical that is consistent with the RFC ultimately found.
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The Clerk is directed to send copies of this Order the parties and to Judge

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DATED this 11th day of November, 2014.

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Marsha J. Pechman
Chief United States District Judge

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