Phillips v. Berryhill
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ORDER granting 13 Stipulated Motion to Remand signed by Judge Theresa L Fricke.(TW)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
TACOMA DIVISION
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WILEY JOSEPH PHILLIPS,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
Civil No. 3:17-CV-05808-TLF
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NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Deputy
Commissioner of Social Security for
Operations,
Defendant.
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ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED
MOTION TO REMAND
Based on the stipulation of the parties (Dkt. 13), it is ORDERED that the Commissioner’s
decision in regard to Plaintiff’s application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the
Social Security Act be REVERSED and REMANDED to the Commissioner of Social Security
for further administrative proceedings including a new hearing and a new decision. The Appeals
Council will instruct the Administrative Law Judge to locate or reconstruct the prior file and to
order a comprehensive consultative psychological examination that includes neurocognitive
testing as well as testing to rule out personality disorder.
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This Court hereby reverses the Commissioner’s decision under sentence four of 42
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U.S.C. §405(g) with a remand of the cause to the Commissioner for further proceedings. See
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Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991).
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DATED this 26th day of March, 2018.
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Theresa L. Fricke
United States Magistrate Judge
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