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Nature of Suit Code: 863
Nature of Suit: Social Security - DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
Cause of Action: 42:205 Denial Social Security Benefits

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

THEOPHOUS H. REAGANS, SBN 189450

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8943

Fax: (415) 744-0134

Attorneys for Defendant

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

Art McHugh, 

 Plaintiff,

vs.

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,

Commissioner of Social

Security,

Defendant.

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Case No. 07-CV-2767 - GGH 

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR

REMAND PURSUANT TO SENTENCE

FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g),

and

REQUEST FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT

IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF AND

AGAINST DEFENDANT

The parties hereby stipulate by counsel, with the Court’s

approval as indicated by issuance of the attached Order, that the

above-referenced case be remanded to the Commissioner of Social

Security for further administrative proceedings, pursuant to

sentence four of 42 U.S.C. section 405(g). 

On remand, the Appeals Council will instruct the

Administrative Law Judge to take the following action:

1) Recontact Stephen Raffle, M.D., and consider the

additional evidence submitted to the Appeals Council

that reflects a 50% disability rating from the Veterans

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Administration pursuant to Social Security Ruling 06-

03p;

2) Determine whether drug and/or alcoholism is a

contributing factor material to a finding of disability

pursuant to 20 C.F.R. § 404.1535;

3) Further evaluate claimant’s mental impairment in

accordance with the special technique described in 20

C.F.R. § 404.1502a;

4) If warranted, obtain supplemental evidence from a

vocational expert to clarify the effect of the assessed

limitations on claimant’s occupational base;

5) Otherwise develop the record as needed.

The parties further request that the Clerk of the Court be

directed to enter a final judgment in favor of plaintiff; and

against defendant, Commissioner of Social Security, reversing the

final decision of the Commissioner.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: August 4, 2008 _____________________________

(As authorized via E-MAIL)

JOHN V. JOHNSON

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: August 4, 2008 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

By: /s/Theophous H. Reagans

Theophous H. Reagans 

 Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

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ORDER

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED.

DATED: 08/14/08 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

mchugh.rem

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