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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:405 Review of HHS Decision (SSID)

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

United States Attorney 

DEBORAH L. STACHEL 

Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

Social Security Administration 

TIMOTHY R. BOLIN, CSBN 259511 

Special Assistant United States Attorney 

 Social Security Administration 

 Office of the General Counsel 

160 Spear St Ste 800 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: (415) 977-8962 

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134 

E-mail: timothy.bolin@ssa.gov 

Attorneys for Defendant 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRESNO DIVISION 

SHERI LEANNE QUALLS, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, 

Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No. 1:14-cv-02055-BAM

JOINT STIPULATION TO VOLUNTARY 

REMAND PURSUANT TO SENTENCE 

FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), ORDER OF 

REMAND, AND ENTRY OF JUDGMENT 

 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between Sheri Leanne Qualls (Plaintiff) and 

Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security (the Commissioner or Defendant), 

through their respective counsel of record, that this action be remanded for further administrative 

action pursuant to section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. section 

405(g), sentence four. 

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 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. § 416.927, and Social Security Rulings (SSRs) 96-2p 

and 96-

5p. The Appeals Council will further instruct the ALJ to reassess the credibility of 

Plaintiff’s subjective complaints consistent with 20 C.F.R. § 416.929 and SSR 96-7p. Finally, the 

Appeals Council will instruct the ALJ to further evaluate whether Plaintiff has the residual 

functional capacity to perform her past relevant work and, if appropriate, obtain supplemental 

vocational expert testimony to assist in determining what jobs exist, if any, for Plaintiff given her 

age, education, vocational factors, and residual functional capacity. 

 The parties 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. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

Date: August 20, 2015 /s/ Shellie Lott

SHELLIE LOTT 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Date: August 20, 2015 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

 United States Attorney 

 DONNA L. CALVERT 

 Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

 Social Security Administration 

 /s/ Timothy R. Bolin

 TIMOTHY R. BOLIN 

 Special Assistant United States Attorney 

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ORDER 

Based on the foregoing joint stipulation (Doc. 15), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this 

case be remanded to the Social Security Administration for further proceedings consistent with 

the joint stipulation, and that judgment be entered for Plaintiff. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 24, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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