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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:416 Denial of Social Security Benefits

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STEPHANY KATHY HERNANDEZ,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN,

Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case No. 2:15-cv-01534-KJN

ORDER APPROVING AMENDED 

STIPULATION TO REMAND 

PURSUANT TO SENTENCE FOUR OF 

42 U.S.C. § 405(g), AND REQUEST 

FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IN 

FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF

As amended, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties, through their 

respective counsel of record, that this action be remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security for 

further administrative action pursuant to section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, as amended, 42 

U.S.C. § 405(g), sentence four. This amended stipulation and request for entry of judgment seeks to 

withdraw and replace the prior stipulation and order. 

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

HEATHER M. MOSS, DCBN 995773

Special Assistant United States Attorney

160 Spear Street, Suite 800

San Francisco, CA 94105

Phone: 415-977-8826

Fax: 415-744-0134

Email: heather.moss@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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Counsel for Defendant inadvertently cited Social Security Ruling (SSR) 96-7p, which is no 

longer in effect. The amended stipulation references SSR 16-03p, which supersedes SSR 96-7p, and 

updates relevant language. Counsel for Defendant sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience that her 

error has caused. This amendment is necessary to ensure that the stipulation and order is in accordance 

with current law. 

On remand, the Appeals Council will remand the case to an administrative law judge (ALJ) for 

a new hearing and decision. The Appeals Council will instruct the ALJ to:

 Reevaluate whether the claimant met or equaled a listed impairment in 20 C.F.R. Part 404, 

Subpart P, Appendix 1 in accordance with 20 C.F.R. §§ 416.920(d), 416.925, and 416.926. 

 Reassess the claimant’s subjective complaints consistent with 20 C.F.R. § 416.929 and 

Social Security Ruling (SSR) 16-3p. 

 Reassess other source evidence consistent with 20 C.F.R. § 416.913(d), 416.929(c)(3), 

416.945(a)(3), and SSR 06-3p. 

 As appropriate, further evaluate the claimant’s residual functional capacity and, if 

appropriate, obtain supplemental vocational expert testimony to assist in determining what 

jobs exist, if any, for the claimant given her age, education, vocational factors and residual 

functional capacity.

The parties further request that the Clerk of the Court be directed to enter an amended final 

judgment in favor of Plaintiff, and against Defendant, Commissioner of Social Security, reversing the 

final decision of the Commissioner.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: September 21, 2016 By: /s/ Richard A. Whitaker*

RICHARD A. WHITAKER

Attorney for Plaintiff

*By email authorization on September 20, 2016

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

Dated: September 21, 2016 By: Heather M. Moss

HEATHER M. MOSS

Special Assistant United States Attorney

ORDER

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED. The Clerk of Court shall enter an amended judgment in 

accordance with this order, which shall amend the judgment previously entered on September 9, 2016.

Dated: September 22, 2016

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