Walker v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Full title: PAMELA WALKER, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO DIVISION

Date published: Jul 25, 2012

Case No. CIV-2:10-02595-DAD (E.D. Cal. Jul. 25, 2012)

Opinion

Case No. CIV-2:10-02595-DAD

07-25-2012

PAMELA WALKER, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

(as authorized via e-mail) ANN M. CERNEY Attorney for Plaintiff BENJAMIN WAGNER United States Attorney ELIZABETH BARRY Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Attorneys for Defendant

DALE A. DROZD

BENJAMIN WAGNER CSBN 163581

United States Attorney

DONNA L. CALVERT SBN IL 619786

Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

ELIZABETH BARRY CSBN 203314

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

STIPULATION AND ORDER

FOR REMAND PURSUANT TO SENTENCE

FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g)

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 administrative law judge (ALJ) is directed to: (1) update the treatment evidence as to Plaintiff's medical condition; (2) expressly evaluate the non-examining medical source opinion from Dr. Jansen, and explain the reasons for the weight given to this opinion evidence; (3) further consider the Plaintiff's residual functional capacity on the updated record, citing specific evidence in support of assessed limitations; (4) further consider whether the Plaintiff has past relevant work she could perform with the limitations established by the evidence; and (5) as appropriate, secure supplemental evidence from a vocational expert to clarify the effect of the assessed limitations on the Plaintiff's occupational base.

Respectfully submitted,

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(as authorized via e-mail)

ANN M. CERNEY

Attorney for Plaintiff

BENJAMIN WAGNER

United States Attorney

By ______________

ELIZABETH BARRY

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DALE A. DROZD

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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