Quiroz v. Berryhill

Filing 15

ORDER REVERSING AND REMANDING FOR FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS by Hon. James P. Donohue. (KMP)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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RYAN QUIROZ,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER REVERSING AND REMANDING
FOR FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEEDINGS

v.

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Case No. C17-986-JPD

NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff brought this action to seek judicial review of the denial of his application for

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disability benefits by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Dkt. 4. The

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parties have stipulated that this case should be reversed and remanded for further administrative

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proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Dkt. 14.
Based on the stipulation of the parties, the Court ORDERS that this case be REVERSED

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and REMANDED for further administrative proceedings before an Administrative Law Judge

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(“ALJ”), including a de novo hearing. On remand, the ALJ shall: reevaluate the opinions of Drs.

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Sawyer, Morey, and Burdge; reevaluate plaintiff’s subjective testimony and, as necessary, his

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residual functional capacity; and continue on with the sequential evaluation process, obtaining

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supplemental vocational expert testimony as necessary.

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DATED this 5th day of December, 2017.

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JAMES P. DONOHUE
Chief United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER
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