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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:1383 Review of HHS Decision

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LISA MARIE EWEN,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF 

SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:18-cv-01275-NONE-JDP

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

THAT DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO 

REMAND BE GRANTED

ECF No. 22 

Plaintiff Lisa Marie Ewen proceeds in this Social Security appeal unrepresented by 

counsel. On February 13, 2020, defendant moved to remand the case for further administrative 

proceedings. Plaintiff has not responded in opposition and the time to do so has now expired. 

This matter is now ripe for review.

In its motion to remand, the Commissioner recognizes that the ALJ did not adequately 

evaluate the testimony of medical expert Dr. Strahl. ECF No. 22 at 9. Therefore, we 

recommend that the court grant defendant’s motion to remand for further administrative 

proceedings under sentence for of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), so that an ALJ may reevaluate Dr. 

Strahl’s testimony and take further action as may be necessary to resolve this issue. 

We submit these findings and recommendations to a United States District Judge under 

28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen days of service of these findings and recommendations, 

the parties may file written objections with the court. If the parties file such objections, they 

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should do so in a document captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and 

Recommendations.” 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 16, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

No. 204.

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