Gregg v. Berryhill

Filing 21

ORDER signed by Judge Pamela Pepper on 2/28/2019. 20 Joint stipulation APPROVED, motion to remand GRANTED. Commissioner's denial of benefits REVERSED, case REMANDED to Commissioner for further proceedings under Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. §405(g). (cc: all counsel)(cb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

LISA GREGG,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 18-cv-766-pp

NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner of the
Social Security Administration
Defendant.

ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION AND GRANTING MOTION FOR REMAND
(DKT. NO. 20) AND REMANDING CASE FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS
UNDER SENTENCE FOUR OF 42. U.S.C. §405(g)

On February 27, 2019, the parties filed a joint stipulation and motion for
remand for further proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. §405(g).
Dkt. No. 20. The court APPROVES the stipulation, GRANTS the motion for
remand and ORDERS that:
The case is REMANDED to the Commissioner of Social Security. On
judicial remand, an Administrative Law Judge will offer the Plaintiff the
opportunity for a hearing where she may testify and submit additional
arguments and evidence. The ALJ will take further action to complete the
administrative record. The ALJ will reevaluate the record, including
reevaluation of opinion evidence. The ALJ will reevaluate the intensity,
persistence, and functionally limiting effects of Plaintiff's symptoms

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consistent with the applicable rules and regulations. The ALJ will proceed
through the sequential evaluation process as needed reach a decision. If the
evaluation reaches step four, the ALJ will reevaluate Plaintiff's residual
functional capacity, and the ALJ will obtain vocational testimony as
needed to support a decision consistent with the applicable rules and
regulations. The ALJ will issue a de novo decision.
Dated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this 28th day of February, 2019.
BY THE COURT:
_____________________________________
HON. PAMELA PEPPER
United States District Judge

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