Hunt v. Colvin

Filing 15

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 14 Stipulated MOTION to Remand, filed by Carolyn W Colvin; signed by Magistrate Judge Karen L Strombom. (CMG)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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CHRISTOPHER DEANE HUNT,
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Case No. 15-00750 RJB-KLS
Plaintiff,

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REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

v.
CAROLINE W. COLVIN, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.

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This matter has been referred to the undersigned Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

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§ 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule MJR 4(a)(4) and as authorized by Mathews, Secretary of H.E.W.
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v. Weber, 423 U.S. 261 (1976). This matter is before the Court on the stipulated motion for

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remand. (ECF 14). After reviewing the parties’ stipulated motion and the remaining record, the

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undersigned recommends that the Court grant the parties’ motion, and remand this matter to the

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

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This court recommends that on remand the ALJ shall hold a new hearing and issue a new
decision. The ALJ should re-evaluate Plaintiff’s credibility consistent with SSR 96-7p; and re-

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evaluate Plaintiff’s residual functional capacity, with specific reference to the opinion evidence
of record, in support of the assessed limitations, and clearly articulate the weight accorded such

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evidence, including the opinion of treating physician, Bruce Christian, M.D., and examining

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physicians, Diane Kraemer,

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M.D. and Davis Smith, M.D.; and, if necessary, should obtain updated VE testimony addressing

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step four and step five.

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Given the fact of the parties’ stipulation, the Court recommends that the District Judge
approve this Report and Recommendation and order the case REVERSED and REMANDED.
DATED this 30th day of September, 2015.

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Karen L. Strombom
United States Magistrate Judge

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