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Powell v. Colvin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE at CHATTANOOGA
Jan 6, 2015
No. 1:13-CV-275 (E.D. Tenn. Jan. 6, 2015)

Summary

recommending remand, in part, because the ALJ "failed to provide any basis for [his] completely conclusory finding" regarding the nurse's practitioner's opinion

Summary of this case from Farrell v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Opinion

No. 1:13-CV-275

01-06-2015

MARK ANTHONY POWELL, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.


JUDGMENT ORDER

On December 17, 2014, United States Magistrate Judge William B. Mitchell Carter filed a report and recommendation ("R&R") in this case, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b) (Court File No. 21). Neither party has objected to the R&R within the given fourteen days.

After reviewing the record, the Court agrees with the R&R. The Court hereby ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the magistrate judge's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that:

(1) Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the administrative record (Court File No. 15) is GRANTED IN PART to the extent it seeks remand under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g);



(2) The Defendant's motion for Summary Judgment (Court File No. 18) is DENIED;



(3) The Commissioner's decision denying benefits is REVERSED and REMANDED pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for action consistent with this Report and Recommendation (1) to further evaluate the opinion of the consultative examining physician, Dr. Emelito Pinga and (2) to confirm the source of the Medical Source Statement of Ability to do Work-Related Activities (Physical) and reassess the weight to be given that opinion and (3) to obtain an updated review by
a State Agency physician that considers all of the medical evidence of record and (4) reassess the case including the Plaintiff's allegations of pain in light of all of the evidence.

SO ORDERED.

ENTER:

/s/_________

CURTIS L. COLLIER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
ENTERED AS A JUDGMENT

s/ Debra C. Poplin

CLERK OF COURT


Summaries of

Powell v. Colvin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE at CHATTANOOGA
Jan 6, 2015
No. 1:13-CV-275 (E.D. Tenn. Jan. 6, 2015)

recommending remand, in part, because the ALJ "failed to provide any basis for [his] completely conclusory finding" regarding the nurse's practitioner's opinion

Summary of this case from Farrell v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.
Case details for

Powell v. Colvin

Case Details

Full title:MARK ANTHONY POWELL, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Commissioner of…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE at CHATTANOOGA

Date published: Jan 6, 2015

Citations

No. 1:13-CV-275 (E.D. Tenn. Jan. 6, 2015)

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