Fife v. Berryhill

Filing 15

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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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ERIC W. FIFE,

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Case No. C18-156-JPD

Plaintiff,
ORDER REVERSING AND REMANDING
FOR FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEEDINGS

v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Deputy
Commissioner of Social Security for
Operations,

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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.

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On remand, the Appeals Council shall instruct the administrative law judge (ALJ) to offer

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plaintiff a new hearing. The ALJ shall reconsider the application of Acquiescence Ruling 97-

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4(9); consider all medical opinions and reconsider the medical opinions of Mary Montgomery,

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ARNP, James Czysz, Psy.D., and Melanie Mitchell, Ph.D., consistent with 20 C.F.R. § 416.927;

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reconsider plaintiff’s subjective complaints consistent with Social Security Ruling 16-3p;

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reconsider plaintiff’s residual functional capacity; obtain supplemental evidence from a

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vocational expert if necessary; and issue a new decision.
ORDER
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Upon proper application, the Court will consider whether reasonable attorney’s fees and

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costs should be awarded pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d).

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DATED this 12th day of September, 2018.

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JAMES P. DONOHUE
United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER
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