Deboer v. Berryhill

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ORDER granting 20 Stipulated Motion to Remand signed by Judge Theresa L Fricke.(TW)

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U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE THERESA L. FRICKE
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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JESSICA L. DEBOER,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.

Civil No. 2:17-cv-01250-TLF

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ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED
MOTION TO REMAND

NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
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Defendant.
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Based on the parties’ stipulated motion to remand (Dkt. 20), it is ORDERED that the
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Commissioner’s decision in regard to Plaintiff’s applications for disability insurance benefits and
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supplemental security income payments under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act be
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REVERSED and REMANDED to the Commissioner of Social Security for further
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administrative proceedings.
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On remand, the Administrative Law Judge will reweigh the medical opinion evidence;
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and, if warranted, obtain evidence from a medical expert to address the nature, severity, and
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functional limitations of the claimant’s mental impairments with and without substance abuse;
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reassess the claimant’s residual functional capacity; and, if necessary, obtain supplemental
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vocational expert evidence at step four and, as warranted, step five of the sequential evaluation
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ORDER – [2:17-cv-01250-TLF]

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process; and, issue a new decision. 
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This Court hereby reverses the Commissioner’s decision under sentence four of 42
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U.S.C. §405(g) with a remand of the cause to the Commissioner for further proceedings. See
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Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991).
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DATED this 5th day of March, 2018.
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Theresa L. Fricke
United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER – [2:17-cv-01250-TLF]

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