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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

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

DANIEL P. TALBERT

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8926

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

E-Mail: Daniel.Talbert@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

OLIVIA AYALA, ) Case No. 1:09-CV-01910-JLT

Plaintiff, )

v. ) STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER FOR

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, ) REMAND PURSUANT TO SENTENCE FOUR OF

Commissioner of Social Security, ) 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), AND REQUEST FOR ENTRY

Defendant. ) OF JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF AND

______________________________) AGAINST DEFENDANT

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties, through their respective

counsel of record, that this action be remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security for further

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

§ 405(g), sentence four.

On remand, the Appeals Council will assign this case to a new administrative law judge

(ALJ), and will instruct the ALJ to take the following action:

The ALJ will be directed to offer Plaintiff a new hearing and the opportunity to present

new evidence. The ALJ will address consultative examiner Dr. Casner’s opinion and explain the

weight that the ALJ gives to Dr. Casner’s opinion. The ALJ will explain the weight that the ALJ

gives to State agency physician Dr. Bianchi’s opinion; will clarify Plaintiff’s mental impairment;

will reconsider Plaintiff’s residual functional capacity; and will address the lay witness statements

of Monica Fernandez.

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The parties stipulate that no specific aspect of the ALJ’s prior decision is affirmed.

The parties further request that the Clerk of the Court be directed to enter a final judgment

in favor of Plaintiff, and against Defendant, Commissioner of Social Security, reversing the final

decision of the Commissioner. Nothing in this proposed order shall be taken to affect Plaintiff’s

right to request Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) attorney’s fees under 28 U.S.C. § 2412, or

costs under 28 U.S.C. § 1920, or to prevent Defendant from opposing any such requests.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: March 31, 2010 s/ Laura Krank 

(As authorized by email)

LAURA KRANK

Attorney for Plaintiff

Date: April 6, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

 By s/ Daniel P. Talbert

DANIEL P. TALBERT

Special Assistant U. S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

The Court GRANTS the stipulation to remand and the action is REMANDED to the

Commissioner pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). In so ordering, the COURT

makes no comment upon the substantive areas outlined by the parties as the stipulated scope of

the review by the Administrative Law Judge upon remand.

The Clerk is ordered to ENTER JUDGMENT IN FAVOR of Plaintiff and against

Defendant.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 7, 2010 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

9j7khi UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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