Lane v. Colvin

Filing 16

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re stipulated motion 15 for remand. Noting Date 4/18/2017. Signed by Hon. Mary Alice Theiler. (Attachments: # 1 R&R Proposed Order, # 2 R&R Judgment)(GB)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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JEFFERY LANE,
Plaintiff,

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CASE NO. C16-5997-JLR-MAT

v.
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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 an application for

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disability benefits by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. The parties now

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stipulate this case should be reversed and remanded for further proceedings. (Dkt. 15.)

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Based on the stipulation of the parties, the Court recommends this case be REVERSED

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and REMANDED for a de novo hearing and further administrative proceedings pursuant to

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sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). On remand, the Appeals Counsel shall affirm the finding that

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the claimant became disabled beginning on December 27, 2013 and shall limit the period at issue

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to before December 27, 2013. The Appeals Council shall further instruct the Administrative Law

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Judge to give the claimant an opportunity for a hearing; further evaluate the claimant’s residual

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functional capacity; and obtain supplemental vocational expert evidence that complies with Social

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Security Ruling 00-4p.

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The Court recommends that United States District Judge James L. Robart immediately

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approve this Report and Recommendation and order the case REVERSED and REMANDED for

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further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). A proposed

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order accompanies this Report and Recommendation.

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DATED this 18th day of April, 2017.

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Mary Alice Theiler
United States Magistrate Judge

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