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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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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

ELIZABETH FIRER

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8937

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

E-Mail: Elizabeth.Firer@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JENNIFER R. GUZMAN, )

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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. 2:09-CV-02084 DAD

STIPULATION AND ORDER OF

VOLUNTARY REMAND AND DISMISSAL

OF CASE, WITH DIRECTIONS TO CLERK

TO ENTER JUDGMENT

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the parties, through their undersigned attorneys, and with the

approval of the Court as provided below, that the Commissioner has agreed to a voluntary remand of this

case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further proceedings. 

Upon remand, the case will be assigned to a different ALJ. That ALJ will give Plaintiff the

opportunity for another hearing. The ALJ will expressly consider Plaintiff’s impairment under Listing

4.11 and particularly the opinion from Dr. Serrano that Plaintiff’s condition met sections A and B of the

Listing. The ALJ will also obtain medical expert testimony that must specifically address Plaintiff’s

condition under the identified Listing. In the written decision, the ALJ must address the lay witness

statements and, if the ALJ does not accept those statements, the ALJ must provide germane reasons for

the rejection.

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2 - Stip & Order of Sentence Four Remand

It is further stipulated that the administrative decision is hereby vacated and that the Clerk of this

Court shall be directed to enter a separate judgment herein, as provided for under Rules 58 and 79(a) of

the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, pursuant to Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 113 S. Ct. 2625

(1993).

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: April 13, 2010 /s/Joseph Clayton Fraulob

(As authorized via telephone 4/13/2010)

JOSEPH CLAYTON FRAULOB

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: April 13, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

/s/ Elizabeth Firer 

ELIZABETH FIRER

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney 

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED.

DATED: April 13, 2010.

Ddad1/orders.socsec/guzman2084.stipord.remand

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