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Cleghorn v. Colvin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Dec 8, 2015
Case No. ED CV 15-295 MRW (C.D. Cal. Dec. 8, 2015)
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rejecting the rationale that a one-time examination discredits a physician's opinion

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Case No. ED CV 15-295 MRW

12-08-2015

HEIDI LYNN CLEGHORN, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.

HON. MICHAEL R. WILNER UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

JUDGMENT

It is the judgment of this Court that the decision of the Administrative Law Judge is VACATED, and the matter is REMANDED to the Social Security Administration for further proceedings consistent with the Court's Order. Date: December 8, 2015

/s/_________

HON. MICHAEL R. WILNER

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Cleghorn v. Colvin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Dec 8, 2015
Case No. ED CV 15-295 MRW (C.D. Cal. Dec. 8, 2015)

rejecting the rationale that a one-time examination discredits a physician's opinion

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rejecting the rationale that a one-time examination discredits a physician's opinion

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In Cleghorn, the court found it significant that in rejecting the opinion of the examining physician, the ALJ's first and "presumably main" rationale was that the doctor only examined the plaintiff one time, and "[i]n that way, evaluation of this Board-certified orthopedic surgeon was identical to any consulting evaluation ordered by the agency in advance of an administrative hearing [and] [t]he ALJ failed to explain why this circumstance was relevant to evaluating Plaintiff's conditions - particularly in light of the ALJ's decision to credit a physician who never examined Plaintiff over that of an examining doctor."

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Cleghorn v. Colvin

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Full title:HEIDI LYNN CLEGHORN, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Date published: Dec 8, 2015

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Case No. ED CV 15-295 MRW (C.D. Cal. Dec. 8, 2015)

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