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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Wendie Ranee Rickard
Plaintiff

Document Text:

STIPULATION & ORDER CASE NO.: 2:15-cv-02632-KJN

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PHILLIP A. TALBERT

United States Attorney

DEBORAH LEE STACHEL

Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

SHARON LAHEY

California State Bar No. 263027

Special Assistant United States Attorney

160 Spear Street, Suite 800

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 977-8963

Facsimile: (415) 744-0134

E-Mail: Sharon.Lahey@ssa.com

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

WENDIE RANEE RICKARD,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner 

 Of Social Security,

Defendant.

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CIVIL NO. 2:15-cv-02632-KJN

ORDER RE STIPULATION FOR 

VOLUNTARY 

REMAND PURSUANT TO

SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C.

§ 405(g) AND TO ENTRY OF 

JUDGMENT

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

with the approval of the Court, that Defendant Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of 

Social Security has agreed to voluntarily remand this case for further administrative proceedings 

pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. section 405(g). 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, any

medical opinions, explain the weight given thereto, and address any inconsistencies in 

accordance with 20 C.F.R. sections 404.1520(a)(4)(ii), 404.1521, 404.1523, 404.1527(c)(3)&(4),

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STIPULATION & ORDER CASE NO. 2:15-cv-02632-KJN

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416.920(a)(4)(ii), 416.921. 416.923, and 416.927(c)(3)&(4).

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: July 19, 2016 LAW OFFICES OF LAWRENCE D. ROHLFING

By: /s/ Cyrus M. Safa

CYRUS M. SAFA

Attorney for the Plaintiff 

(As authorized by e-mail on July 18, 2016)

Dated: July 19, 2016 PHILLIP A. TALBERT

United States Attorney

 By: /s/ Sharon Lahey 

SHARON LAHEY

Special Assistant U. S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

 

ORDER

Based on the parties’ stipulation (ECF No. 16), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The action is REMANDED for further administrative proceedings consistent with 

the parties’ stipulation pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. section 405(g).

2. Judgment is entered for plaintiff.

3. The Clerk of Court shall close this case. 

Dated: July 19, 2016

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