Sorrells v. Berryhill

Filing 15

ORDER by Hon. Brian A Tsuchida. Pursuant to the parties' stipulated motion, the Court hereby Orders that the Commissioner's final decision should be reversed and remanded for further administrative proceedings and a new decision under the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).(AE)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 9 10 PAUL SORRELLS, 11 Plaintiff, 12 vs. Civil No. 2:17-CV-727-BAT 13 ORDER NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 14 Defendant. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pursuant to the parties’ stipulated motion, the Court hereby Orders that the Commissioner’s final decision should be reversed and remanded for further administrative proceedings and a new decision under the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Upon remand, the ALJ will reevaluate the evidence of Plaintiff’s substance abuse and compare it to Plaintiff’s functioning without substance abuse in order to determine its effect on Plaintiff’s impairments and his functioning. The ALJ will apply the sequential evaluation to determine whether Plaintiff is disabled. 22 23 Upon proper application, Plaintiff may seek an award of reasonable attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, et seq. 24 25 26 Page 1 ORDER - [2:17-CV-727-BAT] 1 DATED this 15th day of September, 2017. 2 A 3 BRIAN A. TSUCHIDA United States Magistrate Judge 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Presented by: s/ Christopher J. Brackett CHRISTOPHER J. BRACKETT Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Office of the General Counsel Social Security Administration 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2900 M/S 221A Seattle, WA 98104-7075 Telephone: (206) 615-2545 Fax: (206) 615-2531 christopher.brackett@ssa.gov 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Page 2 ORDER - [2:17-CV-727-BAT]

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