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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Matthew Joseph Goulart
Plaintiff

Document Text:

STIPULATION TO REMAND; 2:24-cv-02710-DMC

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PHILLIP A. TALBERT

United States Attorney

MATHEW W. PILE

Associate General Counsel 

Office of Program Litigation, Office 7

JUSTIN L. MARTIN, Missouri State Bar No. 62255

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Office of Program Litigation, Office 7

Office of the General Counsel

Social Security Administration

6401 Security Boulevard

Baltimore, MD 21235-6401

Telephone: (206) 615-3735

Email: Justin.L.Martin@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACREMENTO DIVISION

MATTHEW JOSEPH GOULART, 

Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN COLVIN,

Acting Commissioner of Social Security,1

Defendant.

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CIVIL NO. 2:24-cv-02710-DMC

STIPULATION TO VOLUNTARY 

REMAND PURSUANT TO SENTENCE 

FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) AND TO 

ENTRY OF JUDGMENT; ORDER

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

attorneys, and with the approval of the Court, that this action be remanded for further 

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

1 Carolyn Colvin became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security on November 30, 2024. 

Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Carolyn Colvin should be 

substituted for Martin O’Malley as the defendant in this suit. No further action need be taken to 

continue this suit by reason of the last sentence of section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 

U.S.C. § 405(g).

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§ 405(g), sentence four. On remand, the Appeals Council will remand the case to an 

administrative law judge (ALJ) with instructions to reevaluate the medical opinions and prior 

administrative medical findings; reevaluate Plaintiff’s residual functional capacity; as needed, 

continue the sequential evaluation process and obtain vocational expert testimony, if warranted; 

take action to further develop the record, as necessary; offer Plaintiff the opportunity for a 

hearing; and issue a new decision. 

The parties further request that the Court direct the Clerk of the Court to enter a final 

judgment in favor of Plaintiff, and against Defendant, reversing the final decision of the Acting 

Commissioner.

Respectfully submitted, 

DATE: December 5, 2024 /s/ Francesco Paulo Benavides* 

 FRANCESCO PAULO BENAVIDES

Attorney for Plaintiff 

 *Authorized via e-mail on December 5, 2024 

PHILLIP A. TALBERT

United States Attorney

MATHEW W. PILE

Associate General Counsel

Office of Program Litigation, Office 7

DATE: December 5, 2024 By: /s/ Justin L. Martin 

 JUSTIN L. MARTIN

 Special Assistant United States Attorney

Office of Program Litigation, Office 7 

Attorneys for Defendant 

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ORDER

Based upon the parties’ stipulation to Voluntary Remand Pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 

U.S.C. § 405(g) and to Entry of Judgment, and for cause shown, IT IS ORDERED that the 

above-captioned action is remanded to the Acting Commissioner of Social Security for further 

proceedings pursuant to the Social Security Act § 205(g), as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), 

sentence four. On remand, the Appeals Council will remand the case to an administrative law 

judge for a new decision in accordance with the parties’ Stipulation. 

Dated: December 11, 2024 

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DENNIS M. COTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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