Lowe v. Berryhill

Filing 15

ORDER Granting 14 Stipulated Motion for Remand signed by Hon. Mary Alice Theiler. (KMP)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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RICHARD LOWE,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.

Civil No. 3:17-CV-05730-MAT

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ORDER

NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Deputy Commissioner for Operations,
performing the duties and functions not reserved
to the Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.
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Based on the stipulation of the parties, it is hereby ORDERED that the above-captioned
case be REVERSED and REMANDED for further administrative proceedings pursuant to
sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). On remand, the administrative law judge (ALJ) will:
(1) give Plaintiff the opportunity for a new hearing;
(2) evaluate and consider the opinions by Cynthia Collingwood, Ph.D., in light of the entire

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record;
(3) reevaluate Plaintiff’s subjective complaints;

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(4) consider whether Plaintiff’s history of head injuries and alcohol abuse are medically
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determinable impairments;
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(5) reevaluate whether the severity of Plaintiff’s combined impairments meet or medically
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equal a listing and, if not, reassess Plaintiff’s residual functional capacity and reevaluate
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steps four and five of the sequential evaluation process;
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(6) as needed, obtain medical or vocational expert evidence; and
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(7) issue a new decision.
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DATED this 28th day of March, 2018.
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Mary Alice Theiler
United States Magistrate Judge

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Presented by:
s/ Danielle R. Mroczek
DANIELLE R. MROCZEK
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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