Weir v. Berryhill

Filing 23

ORDER REVERSING AND REMANDING FOR FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS by Hon. James P. Donohue. (TF)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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KIMBERLY LORAINE WEIR,

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Plaintiff,

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Case No. C18-5157-JPD
ORDER REVERSING AND REMANDING
FOR FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEEDINGS

v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Deputy
Commissioner of Social Security for
Operations,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff brought this action to seek judicial review of the denial of her application for

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disability benefits by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Dkt. 1. The

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parties have stipulated that this case should be reversed and remanded for further administrative

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proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Dkt. 22.
Based on the stipulation of the parties, the Court ORDERS that this case be REVERSED

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and REMANDED for further administrative proceedings, a new hearing and a new decision

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before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). On remand, the ALJ shall reweigh the medical

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opinions in the record; reassess plaintiff’s residual functional capacity; and obtain vocational

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expert evidence at steps four and five of the sequential evaluation process.

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DATED this 28th day of September, 2018.

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JAMES P. DONOHUE
United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER
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