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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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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX, 

Social Security Administration

ELIZABETH FIRER, SBN WI 1034148

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8937

Elizabeth.Firer@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

CHIZOMA NJOKU,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, 

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case No. 1:07-CV-01694 DLB

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR

REMAND PURSUANT TO SENTENCE

FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), and 

REQUEST FOR ENTRY 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 Counsel will instruct the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) to

hold a new hearing and take the following action:

The ALJ will further consider the severity of the claimant’s seizure disorder and further

consider the requirements of section 12.05C of the Listings. The ALJ will obtain medical expert

evidence to assist in determining whether the claimant meets or equals the requirements of any

Listing.

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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.

 Respectfully submitted,

Dated: August 13, 2008 /s/ Stuart Barasch 

(As authorized via email)

STUART BARASCH 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Dated: August 4, 2008 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

/s/ Elizabeth Firer 

ELIZABETH FIRER

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 15, 2008 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

9b0h UNI ie TED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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