Christin v. Berryhill

Filing 17

ORDER granting parties' 16 Stipulated Motion to Remand signed by Judge Ricardo S Martinez.(TH)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON SEATTLE DIVISION 8 9 10 WILLIAM CHRISTIN, 11 Plaintiff, 12 vs. Civil No. C17-5233 RSM 13 NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 14 Defendant. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ORDER It is hereby ORDERED that the Commissioner’s final decision should be reversed and remanded in accordance with sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). On remand, the Administrative Law Judge will update and reevaluate the medical evidence, including the evidence the Appeals Council incorporated, give Plaintiff a de novo hearing, reassess the claimant’s residual functional capacity, with special attention to the provisions of Social Security Rulings 85-15, 85-16 and 96-8p; and if necessary, obtain supplemental evidence from a vocational expert to clarify the effect of the limitations on the occupational base; and issue a new decision. Upon proper application, Plaintiff shall be eligible for attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 24 U.S.C. § 2412 et seq. 24 Page 1 ORDER - [17-5233] 1 DATED this 31st day of August 2017. 2 3 A 4 RICARDO S. MARTINEZ CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 5 6 7 8 Presented by: 9 s/ David J. Burdett DAVID J. BURDETT Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Office of the General Counsel Social Security Administration 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2900 M/S 221A Seattle, WA 98104-7075 Telephone: (206) 615-2522 Fax: (206) 615-2531 david.burdett@ssa.gov 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Page 2 ORDER - [17-5233]

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