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FAIRFAX v. COLVIN, 16-4164. (2018)

Court: District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania Number: infdco20180111e37 Visitors: 11
Filed: Jan. 09, 2018
Latest Update: Jan. 09, 2018
Summary: ORDER GERALD A. MCHUGH , District Judge . AND NOW, this 9th day of January, 2018, upon careful and indepedent consideration, the record reveals that the Commissioner did not apply correct legal standards and that the record does not contain substantial evidence to support the ALJ's findings of fact and conclusions of law. As a result, this action must be remanded to the Commissioner pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. 405(g). Therefore, it is hereby ORDERED that: 1. The Report and Re
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AND NOW, this 9th day of January, 2018, upon careful and indepedent consideration, the record reveals that the Commissioner did not apply correct legal standards and that the record does not contain substantial evidence to support the ALJ's findings of fact and conclusions of law. As a result, this action must be remanded to the Commissioner pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Therefore, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. The Report and Recommendation is APPROVED AND ADOPTED; 2. Judgment is entered REVERSING the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security for the purposes of this remand only and the relief sought by Plaintiff is GRANTED to the extent that the matter is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this adjudication; and 3. The Clerk of Court is hereby directed to mark this case closed.
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