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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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JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO, CSBN 44332

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS, SBN CO 15153

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX, 

Social Security Administration

ELIZABETH FIRER, SBN WI 1034148

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8937

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

PAULA HARRIS-MOORE, )

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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. C-09-02804 CRB

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR

REMAND

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 hearing and decision.

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 obtain additional evidence from the treating

sources, especially with regard to Plaintiff’s mental impairment and to include medical source

statements with this evidence; obtain a consultative psychiatric examination with psychological testing

and medical source statements; evaluate the severity of Plaintiff’s mental impairments pursuant to 20

C.F.R. § 404.1520a; re-evaluate Plaintiff’s alleged physical impairments; re-evaluate Plaintiff’s

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subjective complaints pursuant to Social Security Ruling (SSR) 96-7p; evaluate Plaintiff’s residual

functional capacity pursuant to SSR 96-8p; and if warranted by the expanded record, obtain vocational

expert evidence at step five of the sequential disability evaluation.

Dated: January 20, 2010 /s/ Tony Arjo 

 (As authorized via email)

TONY ARJO

Attorney for Plaintiff

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

Dated: January 20, 2010 By: /s/ Elizabeth Firer 

ELIZABETH FIRER

Special Assistant United States Attorney

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: _____________________________

CHARLES R. BREYER

United States District Judge

January 22, 2010

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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