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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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STIPULATION TO REMAND & ORDER

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL, CA 230138

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

GERALYN A. GULSETH, CA 160872

Special Assistant United States Attorney

160 Spear Street, Suite 800

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8923

Facsimile: (415) 977-8915

E-Mail: Geralyn.Gulseth@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

JAMES BRIDGES, 

Plaintiff,

v.

ANDREW SAUL,

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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CIVIL NO. 1: 19-564 SKO

STIPULATION TO VOLUNTARY 

REMAND PURSUANT TO SENTENCE 

FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) AND TO 

ENTRY OF JUDGMENT; ORDER

IT IS STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Andrew Saul, 

Commissioner of Social Security (“Defendant”), through their undersigned counsel of record, 

that the above-entitled action shall be remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security for 

further administrative proceedings.

Upon remand, the Office of Hearing Operations will remand the case to an 

Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and direct him or her to further develop the record and reevaluate whether Plaintiff met or medically equaled a Listed Impairment. The ALJ will conduct 

additional analysis and proceedings necessary to issue a new decision. 

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This stipulation constitutes a remand under the fourth sentence of Section 205(g) of the 

Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 405(g).

Respectfully submitted this 13th day of February 2020.

/s/ *Jonathan Pena

JONATHAN PENA

Attorney for Plaintiff

*Authorized by email on 2/13/2020

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

By: /s/Geralyn Gulseth 

GERALYN GULSETH 

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

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ORDER

Based upon the parties’ above “Stipulation to Voluntary Remand Pursuant to Sentence 

Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and to Entry of Judgment,” (Doc. 19), and for good cause shown,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the above-captioned action is REMANDED to the 

Commissioner of Social Security for further proceedings consistent with the terms of the 

stipulation.

The Clerk is hereby DIRECTED to: (1) enter judgment in favor of Plaintiff James 

Bridges and against Defendant Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security; and (2) 

administratively close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 14, 2020 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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