Coombs v. Commissioner of Social Security

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 9 AT TACOMA MARY A. COOMBS, Civil No. C21-5481-MLP 11 Plaintiff, 12 vs. ORDER COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, 14 Defendant.

The Commissioner’s final decision is REVERSED and REMANDED for further administrative proceedings before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). On remand, the Social Security Appeals Council shall direct the ALJ to affirm the finding of disability beginning July 1, 2019; conduct a new administrative hearing; further develop the record; reevaluate the opinions of record, including the opinion of Angela Bachel, DPT; reevaluate the testimony evidence and lay evidence; proceed with the sequential evaluation as necessary; and issue a new decision.

Remand shall be made under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). See Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991). Upon proper presentation, the Court will consider Plaintiff’s application for reasonable attorney fees and expenses pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) and costs as enumerated in 28 U.S.C. § 1920, under 28 U.S.C. § 2412(a).

1 DATED this 15th day of March, 2022.

A 5 MICHELLE L. PETERSON United States Magistrate Judge Presented by: s/ Michael J. Mullen MICHAEL J. MULLEN Special Assistant United States Attorney Office of the General Counsel Social Security Administration Fifth Avenue, Suite 2900 M/S 221A Seattle, WA 98104-7075 Telephone: (206) 615-2748 Fax: (206) 615-2531 [email protected]