Joseph v. Berryhill

Filing 15

ORDER OF REMAND by Hon. Mary Alice Theiler. (KMP)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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VERONICA JOSEPH,
Plaintiff,

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CASE NO. C17-5494-MAT

v.
ORDER OF REMAND

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NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.
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Based on the stipulation of the parties (Dkt. 14), the Court orders this case REMANDED

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to the Commissioner pursuant to sentence six of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).

On remand, the

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Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) shall offer the claimant the opportunity for a hearing, further

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evaluate the claimant’s symptoms, further evaluate the opinion evidence, further evaluate the

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claimant’s RFC, and, if warranted, obtain supplemental vocational evidence. The ALJ may

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supplement the administrative record with the record in the subsequent claim if warranted.

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The Court will retain jurisdiction over this action pending further administrative

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proceedings. See Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89, 98-102 (1991). If the outcome of those

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proceedings is unfavorable to plaintiff, he may seek judicial review by reinstating this case rather

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than by filing a new Complaint. If the outcome is favorable to plaintiff, the parties will move

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this Court for entry of Judgment.

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DATED this 20th day of November, 2017.

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Mary Alice Theiler
United States Magistrate Judge

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