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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Leah Nicole Hunter
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

LEAH NICOLE HUNTER, 

Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN COLVIN,

Acting Commissioner of Social Security,1

Defendant.

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CIVIL NO. 1:24-cv-01205-EPG

STIPULATION TO VOLUNTARY 

REMAND PURSUANT TO SENTENCE 

FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) AND TO 

ENTRY OF JUDGMENT; ORDER

(ECF No. 11)

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. 

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

administrative law judge (ALJ) for 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.

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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Respectfully submitted, 

DATE: December 3, 2024 /s/ Lawrence David Rohlfing*

LAWRENCE DAVID ROHLFING

Attorney for Plaintiff

*Authorized via e-mail on December 3, 2024

PHILLIP A. TALBERT

United States Attorney

MATHEW W. PILE

Associate General Counsel

Office of Program Litigation, Office 7

DATE: December 3, 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 (ECF No. 11), IT IS ORDERED that the abovecaptioned 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. The Clerk of the Court is 

respectfully directed to enter a judgment in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 4, 2024 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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