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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:205 Denial Social Security Benefits

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

United States Attorney 

DEBORAH STACHEL 

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

Social Security Administration 

PATRICK SNYDER, 

Special Assistant United States Attorney 

160 Spear Street, Suite 800 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 977-8927 

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

Attorneys for Defendant 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PATRICIA DUNTON, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

ANDREW SAUL, 

Commissioner of Social Security, 

 Defendant. 

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No. 2:19-cv-00927-AC 

STIPULATION TO REMAND

PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. SECTION 

405(g) SENTENCE FOUR 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the parties, through their undersigned 

attorneys, and with the approval of the Court, that the Commissioner has agreed to 

a voluntary remand of this case for further administrative proceedings, pursuant to 

sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). 

 On remand, the Appeals Council will remand the case to an administrative 

law judge (ALJ) for a new decision. The Appeals Council will instruct the ALJ to 

reevaluate the medical evidence, including, but not limited to, the opinion of 

Andrew Burt, M.D., regarding Plaintiff’s ability to use her hands. To the extent 

necessary, the Appeals Council will instruct the ALJ to further evaluate Plaintiff’s 

testimony regarding her hands. The Appeals Council will instruct the ALJ to take 

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further action, as warranted, to complete the administrative record and resolve the 

above issues. 

 As noted, this stipulation constitutes a remand under the fourth sentence of 

Section 205(g) of the Social Security Act. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). 

 Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: January 9, 2020 McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

United States Attorney 

DEBORAH STACHEL 

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

Social Security Administration 

 

BY: /s/ Patrick Snyder 

 PATRICK SNYDER 

 Special Assistant U.S. Attorney 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

Dated: January 10, 2020 

BY: /s/ Matthew Holmberg 

 MATTHEW HOLMBERG 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 (as authorized by email on 1.10.20) 

ORDER 

Good cause appearing, pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATE: January 13. 2020 

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