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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 (DIWW)

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JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO, SBN CA 44332

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS, SBN CO 15153

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX, 

Social Security Administration

MICHAEL A. CABOTAJE, SBN CA 197086

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8984

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

Email: michael.cabotaje@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

PABLO MUNOZ, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, )

Commissioner of )

Social Security, )

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Defendant. )

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CIVIL NO. 5:09-CV-04393-HRL

STIPULATION TO VOLUNTARY

REMAND PURSUANT TO SENTENCE

FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g); ENTRY OF

JUDGMENT; AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the undersigned for the respective parties, subject to the

approval of the Court, that this action be remanded to the Defendant, Commissioner of Social Security,

pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further proceedings. The purpose of the remand is to

offer Plaintiff a new decision or a new hearing and decision, if applicable.

Upon remand, the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review will remand this case to an 

Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) and direct him or her to review and assess the evidence in

accordance with Acquiescence Ruling (“AR”) 97-4(9) and determine if it supports a finding of changed

circumstances, especially with respect to the opinions of Clark Gable, M.D. If the ALJ determines that

the evidence does support a finding of changed circumstances, the ALJ should proceed with the

disability analysis as found in 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520 and 416.920. If the ALJ determines that the

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evidence does not support a finding of changed circumstances, the ALJ should state this and make

appropriate findings in accordance with AR 97-4(9). 

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: April 5, 2010 By: /s/ Tom F. Weathered*

(*As authorized via e-mail on April 5, 2010)

TOM F. WEATHERED

Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

Dated: April 5, 2010 By: /s/ Michael A. Cabotaje

MICHAEL A. CABOTAJE

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

OF COUNSEL TO DEFENDANT:

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX, 

Social Security Administration

JACOB M. MIKOW

Assistant Regional Counsel, Region IX, 

Social Security Administration

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED that this action is reversed and remanded to

the Commissioner of Social Security pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further

proceedings.

Dated: __________________ _____________________________

HOWARD R. LLOYD

United States Magistrate Judge

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