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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Bernard Ward
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Bernard Ward and Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, stipulated to a 

voluntary remand for further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 

405(g) on June 6, 2022. (Doc. 24.) Pursuant to the terms of the stipulation, the matter shall be 

remanded for an ALJ issue a new decision. (Id. at 1.) The parties agree the ALJ shall “re-evaluate the 

medical and opinion evidence of record.” (Id.) Further, the parties stipulated judgment shall be 

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

(Id. at 2.) 

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1 The action was originally filed against Andrew Saul in his capacity as the Commissioner of Social Security. 

(See Doc. 1 at 1.) The Court has substituted Kilolo Kijakazi, who has since been appointed the Acting Commissioner of 

Social Security, as the defendant. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d).

BERNARD WARD,

 Plaintiff,

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KILOLO KIJAKAZI1

Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:21-cv-0402 JLT GSA

ORDER REMANDING THE MATTER 

PURSUANT TO SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. 

§ 405(g)

ORDER DIRECTING ENTRY OF JUDGMENT 

IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF BERNARD WARD 

AND AGAINST DEFENDANT KILOLO 

KIJAKAZI, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF 

SOCIAL SECURITY

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Based upon the terms of the stipulation, the Court ORDERS:

1. The matter is REMANDED for further administrative proceedings under sentence four 

of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).

2. Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (Doc. 23) is terminated as MOOT.

3. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to enter judgment in favor of Plaintiff Bernard Ward

and against Defendant Kilolo Kijakazi, the Acting Commissioner of Social Security.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 6, 2022 

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