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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Maria Mendoza
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

MARIA MENDOZA, ) Case No. 1:09-CV-01104-JLT

Plaintiff, )

v. ) STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER FOR

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

Commissioner of Social Security, ) 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), AND REQUEST FOR 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 will be directed to offer Plaintiff a new hearing and the opportunity to present

new evidence. The ALJ will give further consideration to the severity of Plaintiff’s physical

impairment or impairments at step two in the sequential evaluation process. Additionally, in

accordance with Social Security Ruling 06-3p, the ALJ will explain the weight given to the

medical opinions and other source opinions of record, including, but not limited to, Drs. Carbonell

and Pentschev and Julie Guyette, FNP. In addressing whether Plaintiff is capable of performing

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her past relevant work, the ALJ will comply with Social Security Ruling 82-62. Additionally, if

warranted by the expanded record, the ALJ should consider the need for medical expert and

vocational expert advice.

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

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: April 28, 2010 s/ Sengthiene Bosavanh 

(As authorized by email)

SENGTHIENE BOSAVANH

Attorney for Plaintiff

Date: April 28, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

 By s/ Daniel P. Talbert

DANIEL P. TALBERT

Special Assistant U. S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

Pursuant to the Stipulation of the Parties, the Court orders remand of this matter to the

Commissioner of the Social Security Administration for further proceedings pursuant to sentence

4 of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of Plaintiff and

against Defendant Commissioner of the Social Security Administration.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 29, 2010 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

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9j7khi UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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