Conover v. Berryhill

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ORDER Granting 12 Stipulated Motion to Remand signed by Hon. Mary Alice Theiler. (KMP)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
TACOMA DIVISION

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DENISE LORAINE CONOVER,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.

Civil No. 3:17-CV-05642-MAT

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ORDER

NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.
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Based on the stipulation of the parties, it is ORDERED that the Commissioner’s decision

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in regard to Plaintiff’s application for benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act be

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REVERSED and REMANDED to the Commissioner of Social Security for a de novo hearing

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pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Upon remand, the Administrative Law Judge

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should reconsider the opinions of Drs. Gaffield, Staley, and Farwell. And if necessary, the

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Commissioner should re-evaluate the claimant’s impairments, the medical evidence, the

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claimant’s statements, the lay witness statements, the claimant’s RFC, and the claimant’s ability

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to perform work at steps four and five.

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ORDER - [3:17-CV-05642-MAT]

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DATED this 3rd day of January, 2018.
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Mary Alice Theiler
United States Magistrate Judge

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Presented by:

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s/ Benjamin J. Groebner
BENJAMIN J. GROEBNER
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: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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