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Parties Involved:
Carolyn W. Colvin
Defendant
Kevin Mullen
Plaintiff

Document Text:

Joint Stip. & Prop. Order for Remand; 4:16-cv-00848-KAW 1

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BRIAN STRETCH, CSBN 163973 

United States Attorney 

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL, CSBN 230138 

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

Social Security Administration 

TIMOTHY R. BOLIN, CSBN 259511 

Special Assistant United States Attorney 

 Social Security Administration 

 Office of the General Counsel 

 160 Spear St Ste 800 

 San Francisco, CA 94105 

 Telephone: (415) 977-8982 

 Facsimile: (415) 744-0134 

 Email: Timothy.Bolin@ssa.gov 

Attorneys for Defendant 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KEVIN MULLEN, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, 

Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 

 Defendant. 

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Case No: 4:16-cv-00848-KAW 

JOINT STIPULATION TO 

VOLUNTARY REMAND PURSUANT TO 

SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), 

[PROPOSED] ORDER OF REMAND, 

AND ENTRY OF JUDGMENT 

 

The parties hereby stipulate, through their respective counsel of record, that this action be 

remanded for further administrative action pursuant to section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 

as amended, 42 U.S.C. section 405(g), sentence four. 

 On remand, the Appeals Council will remand the case to an administrative law judge 

(ALJ) for a new hearing and decision. The Appeals Council will instruct the ALJ to reevaluate 

the medical evidence, including, but not limited to, all medical-source opinion evidence 

concerning mental impairments, and explain the weight given to the opinion evidence consistent 

with 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1527 and 416.927, and Social Security Rulings (SSR) 96-2p and 96-5p. 

Case 4:16-cv-00848-KAW Document 18 Filed 10/06/16 Page 1 of 2
Joint Stip. & Prop. Order for Remand; 4:16-cv-00848-KAW 2

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

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

 Respectfully submitted, 

Dated: October 4, 2016 /s/ Michael Wolchansky* 

 (* As authorized via email on September 22, 2016) 

 MICHAEL WOLCHANSKY 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

 

Dated: October 4, 2016 BRIAN STRETCH 

 United States Attorney 

 By: /s/ Timothy R. Bolin 

 TIMOTHY R. BOLIN 

 Special Assistant United States Attorney 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

Of Counsel to Defendant: 

BEATRICE NA 

Assistant Regional Counsel 

ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _____________ __________________________________ 

 THE HONORABLE KANDIS A. WESTMORE 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

 

10/6/16

Case 4:16-cv-00848-KAW Document 18 Filed 10/06/16 Page 2 of 2