Opinion
Case No. 3:12-cv-05551-RBL-KLS
05-08-2013
LEON E. GERHARD, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
ORDER REVERSING AND
REMANDING DEFENDANT'S
DECISION TO DENY BENEFITS
The Court, having reviewed plaintiff's complaint, the Report and Recommendation of Judge Karen L. Strombom, United States Magistrate Judge, and objections to the report and recommendation, if any, and the remaining record, does hereby find and ORDER:
(1) the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation;
(2) the ALJ erred in her decision as described in the Report and Recommendation;
(3) the matter is therefore REVERSED and remanded to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings; and
(4) the Clerk is directed to send copies of this Order to plaintiff's counsel, defendant's counsel and Magistrate Judge Karen L. Strombom.
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RONALD B. LEIGHTON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE