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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CARLA JO MORGAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting 

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:12-cv-00470-LJO-SMS

ORDER REMANDING CASE TO THE 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION

This matter is before the Court following the Ninth Circuit’s decision to vacate and remand. 

Because the parties are sufficiently familiar with the factual and procedural histories of this case, the 

Court will not recount it in detail here, discussing only what is relevant for purposes of this order.

Plaintiff Carla Jo Morgan sought review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social 

Security (“Commissioner”) denying her applications for disability insurance benefits (“DI”) under

Title II and for supplemental security income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 

U.S.C. § 301 et seq.) (“the Act”). Doc. 12. The Magistrate Judge issued Findings and 

Recommendations that the Court affirm the Commissioner’s denial of benefits. Doc. 28. The Court 

adopted the Findings and Recommendations in full, despite Plaintiff’s objections. Doc. 30. 

Thereafter, Plaintiff appealed to the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit. 

Doc. 33. After conducting a de novo review of the Court’s decision affirming the denial of benefits, 

the Ninth Circuit issued a memorandum which vacated the Court’s judgment and remanded with 

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instructions to the Court to remand to the agency for further proceedings. Doc. 37.

The Ninth Circuit explained that Because the ALJ failed to address or resolve the conflict 

between Morgan’s description of her job and Dr. Vu’s assessment of her capability, we vacate the 

district court’s judgment and remand with instructions to remand to the Commissioner of Social 

Security. See Treichler v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec. Admin., 775 F.3d 1090, 1104–05 (9th Cir. 2014) 

(remanding to the agency to resolve inconsistencies in the record).” Doc. 37, pg. 3.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1) this case is REMANDED to the Social Security Administration for further administrative 

proceedings consistent with the Ninth Circuit’s memorandum; and

2) The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to close this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 8, 2016 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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