Parla v. Astrue

Decision Date01 August 2012
Docket NumberCASE NO. 4:12-cv-00373-CW
PartiesNICOLE PARLA, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security Defendant.
CourtU.S. District Court — Northern District of California

MELINDA L. HAAG, CSBN 132612

United States Attorney

Acting Regional Chief Counsel, Region IX

Social Security Administration

DAVID LERCH, CSBN 229411

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER

FOR REMAND PURSUANT TO SENTENCE

FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), AND REQUEST

FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT FOR

PLAINTIFF AND AGAINST DEFENDANT

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), will reconsider the medical evidence and reevaluate the Plaintiff's residual functional capacity without reference to consultative examiner Dr. Bunsri T. Sophon's opinion, and if necessary, order a new consultative examination or medical expert testimony. The ALJ will also associate the prior claim file with this claim, inquire as to the Plaintiff's alleged onset date, and if necessary, apply the medical improvement standard set forth by 20 C.F.R. § 404.1594.

The parties further request that the Clerk of the Court be directed to enter a final judgment in favor of Plaintiff, and against Defendant, Commissioner of Social Security, reversing the final decision of the

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Commissioner.

Respectfully submitted,

By: Katherine Siegfried

[as e-authorized via email]

KATHERINE SIEGFRIED,

Attorney for Plaintiff

MELINDA L. HAAG

United States Attorney

By: _________

DAVID LERCH

Special Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

________________________

THE HONORABLE CLAUDIA WILKEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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