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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:405 Review of HHS Decision (SSID)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Tamra Ann Jolley, 

Plaintiff, 

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Carolyn W. Colvin, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 12-2447-PHX-JAT

ORDER

Plaintiff in this case applied for and was denied social security disability benefits.

Plaintiff appealed that denial to this Court. On appeal, Defendant has conceded error and

asked this Court to remand to the agency for further findings. Plaintiff argues that remand

should be for an immediate award of benefits and not for further findings.

The Court has reviewed the motion to remand and the response (the Government did

not file a reply). Unfortunately the motion and the response are on completely different

topics. Specifically, the motion to remand claims that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)

erred in several respects regarding Plaintiff’s mental limitations. Conversely, the response

argues that regardless of the errors the ALJ committed on the mental limitations, the ALJ’s

errors regarding Plaintiff’s physical limitations (as recounted by her treating physicians,

herself, and third parties) alone justify a remand for award of benefits. Plaintiff then argues

that the ALJ’s errors as admitted by Defendant regarding mental limitations do not justify

remand for a completely new determination on the physical limitations. Again, Defendant

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did not file a reply to address any of these arguments.

Because the parties’ briefs are on completely different topics, the Court will require

supplemental briefing. First, Defendant will be required to file a reply to address the alleged

errors regarding Plaintiff’s physical limitations. Second, Plaintiff will be required to file a

sur-reply addressing: 1) if the Court agrees that the ALJ committed errors regarding

Plaintiff’s physical limitations, the appropriate remedy applying the standard set out in

Agnew-Currier v. Astrue, 875 F.Supp.2d 967 (D. Ariz. 2012); and 2) if the Court affirms the

ALJ’s findings on the physical limitations, the remedy sought by Plaintiff on the admitted

errors with respect to the mental limitations.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Defendant shall file a reply within 14 days.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file a sur-reply within 28 days.

DATED this 19th day of December, 2013.

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