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Woyan v. Colvin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA HUNTINGTON DIVISION
Sep 21, 2015
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:14-16422 (S.D.W. Va. Sep. 21, 2015)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:14-16422

09-21-2015

DEBRA SUE WOYAN, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

This action was referred to the Honorable R. Clarke VanDervort, United States Magistrate Judge, for submission to this Court of proposed findings of fact and recommendations for disposition, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). The Magistrate Judge has submitted findings of fact and recommended that the Court grant Plaintiff's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (ECF No. 10), deny Defendant's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (ECF No. 11), reverse the final decision of the Commissioner, remand this matter pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further administrative proceedings to re-evaluate the opinion evidence of record relating to Claimant's mental impairments and to re-evaluate Claimant's credibility, and dismiss this matter from the Court's docket. Neither party has filed objections to the Magistrate Judge's findings and recommendations.

Accordingly, the Court accepts and incorporates herein the findings and recommendations of the Magistrate Judge and GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (ECF No. 10), DENIES Defendant's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (ECF No. 11), REVERSES the final decision of the Commissioner, REMANDS this matter pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further administrative proceedings to re-evaluate the opinion evidence of record relating to Claimant's mental impairments and to re-evaluate Claimant's credibility, and DISMISSES this matter from the Court's docket, consistent with the findings and recommendations.

The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to send a copy of this Order to counsel of record and any unrepresented parties.

ENTER: September 21, 2015

/s/_________

ROBERT C. CHAMBERS, CHIEF JUDGE


Summaries of

Woyan v. Colvin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA HUNTINGTON DIVISION
Sep 21, 2015
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:14-16422 (S.D.W. Va. Sep. 21, 2015)
Case details for

Woyan v. Colvin

Case Details

Full title:DEBRA SUE WOYAN, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA HUNTINGTON DIVISION

Date published: Sep 21, 2015

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:14-16422 (S.D.W. Va. Sep. 21, 2015)