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Parties Involved:
Michael J. Astrue
Defendant
Kenneth Walden
Plaintiff

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JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO, CSBN CA 44332

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS, SBN CO 15153

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX 

Social Security Administration

KATHRYN R. WATSON, CSBN 244142

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8928

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

E-Mail: Kathryn.Watson@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

KENNETH WALDEN, )

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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. 09-CV-4849

STIPULATION FOR REMAND

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 Council will instruct the Administrative Law Judge to take

the following actions: further evaluate the opinion evidence of Larry Ford, M.D., in accordance with the

guidelines set forth in 20 C.F.R. § 404.1527; further evaluate the claimant's obesity in accordance with

the Social Security Regulation (SSR) 02-1p; reevaluate Claimant’s ability to engage in past relevant

work or other work existing in significant numbers in the national economy; and reevaluate any possible

inconsistencies between vocational expert testimony and the Dictionary of Occupational Titles in

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Stipulation for Remand

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accordance with SSR 00-4p.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: April 30, 2010 /s/ Tony Arjo 

(As authorized by email)

TONY ARJO

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: April 30, 2010 JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

/s/ Kathryn R. Watson 

KATHRYN R. WATSON

 Special Assistant United States Attorney

ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Dated: 5/10/2010 __________________________________

THE HONORABLE CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States Judge

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