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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Douglas A. Redstone
Plaintiff

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

LUCILLE GONZALES MEIS

Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

DANIEL P. TALBERT

Special Assistant United States Attorney

333 Market Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8926

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

E-Mail: Daniel.Talbert@ssa.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

DOUGLAS A. REDSTONE, ) Case No. 1:10-CV-01102-SKO

Plaintiff, )

v. ) STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, ) REMAND PURSUANT TO SENTENCE FOUR OF

Commissioner of Social Security, ) 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), AND GRANTING ENTRY

Defendant. ) 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 Appeals Council will instruct the administrative law judge (ALJ) to take

the following action:

The ALJ shall consider the medical opinion of Benedicto Estoesa, M.D., which was

discussed in Plaintiff’s representative’s brief dated July 1, 2008. The ALJ shall consider this

report and give reasons for rejecting or accepting that report.

The parties stipulate that no specific aspect of the ALJ’s prior decision is affirmed.

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

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

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decision of the Commissioner. Nothing in this proposed order shall be taken to affect Plaintiff’s

right to request Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) attorney’s fees under 28 U.S.C. § 2412, or

costs under 28 U.S.C. § 1920, or to prevent Defendant from opposing any such requests.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: August 2, 2010 s/ Shanny Lee 

(As authorized by email)

SHANNY LEE

Attorney for Plaintiff

Date: August 2, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

 By s/ Daniel P. Talbert

DANIEL P. TALBERT

Special Assistant U. S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

Upon the parties’ stipulation, it is ORDERED that this action be REMANDED to the

Commissioner of Social Security for further administrative action pursuant to the fourth sentence of

42 U.S.C. § 405(g). On remand, the Appeals Council will instruct the ALJ to consider the medical

opinion of Benedicto Estoesa, M.D. The ALJshall consider this report and give reasons for rejecting

or accepting that report.

The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to enter a final judgment in favor of Plaintiff and

against Defendant, Commissioner of Social Security, reversing the final decision of the

Commissioner. This order neither affects Plaintiff’s right to request EAJA attorneys’ fees under 28

U.S.C. § 2412 or costs under 28 U.S.C. § 1920, nor prevents Defendant from opposing any such

requests.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 4, 2010 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

ie14hj UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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