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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:416 Denial of Social Security Benefits

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

Social Security Administration

GERALYN A. GULSETH, CA SBN 160872 

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8923

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

E-Mail: Geralyn.Gulseth@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

DESIREE HICKS, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, )

Commissioner of )

Social Security, )

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Defendant. )

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CIVIL NO. 2:09-CV-2435 DAD 

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR

REMAND PURSUANT TO SENTENCE

FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), AND 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 ALJ will further evaluate the treating, nontreating, and nonexamining source

opinions. The ALJ will also obtain testimony from a vocational expert to determine if there are jobs in

the national economy that the Plaintiff is capable of performing. The Appeals Council and/or ALJ may

take any additional action deemed warranted to issue a new decision.

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

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

of the Commissioner. 

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: December 29, 2010 /s/ Bess Brewer 

(As authorized via e-mail)

Bess M. Brewer

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: December 28, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

/s/ Geralyn A. Gulseth 

GERALYN A. GULSETH

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney 

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the final decision of defendant Commissioner of Social Security

is reversed and this action is remanded to the Commissioner for further administrative action pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 405(g), sentence four, in accordance with the terms of the parties’ stipulation. The Clerk of

the Court is directed to enter a final judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant Commissioner. 

Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (Doc. No. 19) is moot.

DATED: January 3, 2011.

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