Fritz v. Berryhill

Filing 29

ORDER REMANDING MATTER TO COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (RS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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RUSSELL FRITZ,
Plaintiff,

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Case No. C14-5658RSL
v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,

ORDER REMANDING MATTER TO
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY

Defendant.

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This matter comes before the Court on remand from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Dkt. ## 25, 26. In June 2015, this Court affirmed the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”)

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decision denying plaintiff’s application for Disability Insurance Benefits under Title II of the

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Social Security Act and Supplemental Security Insurance under Title XVI. Dkt. ## 21, 22. On

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appeal, the Ninth Circuit concluded that the ALJ’s decision relied on credibility determinations

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that were not supported by substantial evidence and reversed and remanded to this Court, with

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instructions to remand for further administrative proceedings. Dkt. # 25.

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Accordingly, the Court hereby REMANDS this case this case to the Social Security
Administration for further proceedings not inconsistent with the Ninth Circuit’s memorandum.

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ORDER REMANDING MATTER TO
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY - 1

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DATED this 23rd day of May, 2017.

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Robert S. Lasnik
United States District Judge

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ORDER REMANDING MATTER TO
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