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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 (SSID)

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STIPULATION & ORDER CASE NO. 2:14-cv-02903-KJN

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL

Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

SHARON LAHEY

Special Assistant United States Attorney

160 Spear Street, Suite 800

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8963

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

E-Mail: Sharon.Lahey@ssa.com

Attorneys for DEFENDANT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO

JENNIFER F. NEELEY,

Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, 

Acting Commissioner of Social Security 

Administration, 

Defendant.

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CASE NO. 2:14-cv-02903-KJN

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY 

REMAND PURSUANT TO

SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C.

§ 405(g) AND TO ENTRY OF 

JUDGMENT; ORDER THEREON

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

approval of the Court, that Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security (Defendant or 

the Commissioner) has agreed to voluntarily remand this case for further administrative proceedings, 

pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. section 405(g). On remand, the Appeals Council will remand the 

case to an administrative law judge (ALJ) for a new hearing and decision. The Appeals Council will 

instruct the ALJ to reevaluate the medical evidence, including, but not limited to, all medical-source 

opinion evidence concerning physical and mental impairments, and explain the weight given to the 

opinion evidence consistent with 20 C.F.R. section 404.1527, and Social Security Rulings 

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(SSR) 96-2p and 96-5p. The parties further request that the Clerk of the Court be directed to enter a 

final judgment in favor of Plaintiff, and against Defendant, reversing the final decision of the 

Commissioner.

 

Date: December 2, 2015 JACQUELINE A. FORSLUND

Attorney at Law

By: /s/ Jacqueline A. Forslund

JACQUELINE A. FORSLUND

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

(*As authorized by e-mail on December 2, 2015)

Date: December 2, 2015 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Sharon Lahey

SHARON LAHEY

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for Defendant

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The final decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED and the action is REMANDED for 

further administrative proceedings, as detailed above, pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. 

§ 405(g).

2. Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 18) is denied as moot.

3. The Clerk of Court shall enter judgment in favor of plaintiff and against the Commissioner.

4. The parties shall promptly meet and confer regarding a potential stipulation with respect to

an award of Equal Access to Justice Act fees, if any. Any such stipulation or motion shall be 

filed within sixty (60) days.

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IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: December 4, 2015

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