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Griffin v. Colvin

United States District Court EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN DIVISION
Feb 24, 2014
CASE NO. 7:12-CV-259-D (E.D.N.C. Feb. 24, 2014)

Summary

adopting magistrate judge's recommendation to remand case to the Commissioner where the record "does not reflect whether the ALJ considered the appropriate factors in determining the weight to be accorded the opinions provided by [a nurse practitioner and physician's assistant]."

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Opinion

CASE NO. 7:12-CV-259-D

02-24-2014

LAUREN MARIE GRIFFIN, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.


JUDGMENT

Decision by the Court:

IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Court adopts the Memorandum and Recommendations [D.E. 25]. Plaintiff's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings [D.E. 17] is GRANTED, Defendant's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings [D.E. 20] is DENIED, and the action is REMANDED to the Commissioner under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). THE ABOVE JUDGMENT WAS ENTERED TODAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014, WITH A COPY TO: Jonathan Biser (via CM/ECF electronic notification)
Christian Vainieri (via CM/ECF electronic notification)

JULIE A. RICHARDS, Clerk

Eastern District of North Carolina

Debby Sawyer

(By) Deputy Clerk
Raleigh, North Carolina


Summaries of

Griffin v. Colvin

United States District Court EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN DIVISION
Feb 24, 2014
CASE NO. 7:12-CV-259-D (E.D.N.C. Feb. 24, 2014)

adopting magistrate judge's recommendation to remand case to the Commissioner where the record "does not reflect whether the ALJ considered the appropriate factors in determining the weight to be accorded the opinions provided by [a nurse practitioner and physician's assistant]."

Summary of this case from Williams v. Colvin

remanding case, in part, because "[t]he ALJ identified no objective medical findings or other substantial evidence of record that [we]re consistent with the [state agency psychological] consultants' mental assessments" to which the ALJ accorded "significant weight"

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Case details for

Griffin v. Colvin

Case Details

Full title:LAUREN MARIE GRIFFIN, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner…

Court:United States District Court EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN DIVISION

Date published: Feb 24, 2014

Citations

CASE NO. 7:12-CV-259-D (E.D.N.C. Feb. 24, 2014)

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