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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:416 Denial of Social Security Benefits

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

DONNA L. CALVERT

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX,

Social Security Administration

ARMAND D. ROTH

Special Assistant United States Attorney

California Bar No. 214624

160 Spear Street, Suite 800

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8924

Fax: (415) 744-0134

E-Mail: Armand.Roth@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Richard M. Cuthbert,

Plaintiff,

v.

Carolyn W. Colvin, 

Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

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Defendant.

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No. 12-cv-01465-GSA

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

SENTENCE FOUR REMAND

 

1 Carolyn W. Colvin became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security on 

February 14, 2013. Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

Carolyn W. Colvin should be substituted for Michael J. Astrue as the defendant in this 

suit.

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The parties have agreed to a voluntary remand of this case pursuant to sentence 

four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Upon remand, the ALJ will be directed to: 

(1) update the treatment evidence on the claimant's medical condition; 

(2) obtain evidence from a medical expert, if appropriate, to clarify the nature and 

severity of the claimant's impairment; 

(3) articulate how he has evaluated the severity of all medically determinable 

mental impairments under the special technique; 

(4) articulate how he has evaluated the credibility of the claimant's subjective 

complaints in light of the comments above; 

(5) expressly evaluate the examining medical source opinion from Dr. White, 

M.D., cited above and explain the reasons for the weight he gives to this opinion 

evidence; 

(6) further consider the claimant's residual functional capacity on the updated 

record, citing specific evidence in support of the assessed limitations; 

(7) further consider whether the claimant has past relevant work he could perform 

with the limitations established by the evidence; and 

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(8) as appropriate, secure supplemental evidence from a vocational expert to 

clarify the effect of the assessed limitations on the claimant's occupational base

Respectfully submitted on October 1, 2013,

/s/ Bess M. Brewer *

BESS M. BREWER

Attorney for Plaintiff

By Armand Roth by email authorization

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

GRACE M. KIM

DONNA L. CALVERT

Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX,

Social Security Administration

 By: /s/ Armand Roth

Special Assistant United States Attorney

ORDER

The Court adopts the parties’ stipulation. Accordingly, the matter is remanded for 

further proceedings as outlined above. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 2, 2013 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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