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Nature of Suit Code: 863
Nature of Suit: Social Security - DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
Cause of Action: 42:405 Review of HHS Decision (DIWC)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHANE BEASLEY, Plaintiff,

 v.

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of

Social Security,

Defendant.

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No. C 06-5053 CRB

ORDER REQUESTING ADDITIONAL

BRIEFING

Now pending before the Court are the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment. 

After reviewing the parties’ submissions, the Court invites each party to file a supplemental

brief that addresses the following issues:

1. The ALJ based his determination that Plaintiff had no mental health impairment, in

part, on his finding that there was no record of a prescription for the drug Seroquel and “[the

prescription] seems highly unlikely.” Administrative Record (“AR.”) at 20. A review of the

record, however, reveals that the drug was prescribed by his treating doctor, Howard

Kornfeld, M.D. AR. at 297, 301. Does the ALJ’s apparent error mean the case must be

remanded?

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2. The ALJ did not consider Plaintiff’s headaches, carpel tunnel syndrome, GERD,

and possible mental disorder when he determined Plaintiff’s RFC. The ALJ stated that he

did not do so because he previously found that the impairments were not severe. AR. at 23. 

Was the ALJ’s failure to consider these “non-severe” impairments in determining the

Plaintiff’s RFC legal error? See 20 CFR § 416.920(e) (requiring that ALJs consider all

limiting effects of impairments in determining RFC, even if the impairment is not severe).

Each party’s brief, if any, shall not exceed five pages and shall be filed on or before

April 27, 2007.

Dated: April 17, 2006 /s/ 

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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