Summary
holding that the ALJ's failure to recognize and address the effects of the claimant's medication "represent[ed] a violation of her fundamental duty to consider all the relevant evidence in the case" and constituted error requiring remand
Summary of this case from Riggs v. BerryhillOpinion
No. 4:12-CV-288-FL
02-19-2014
WILBERT HICKMAN, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
JUDGMENT
Decision by Court.
This action came before the Honorable Louise W. Flanagan, United States District Judge, for consideration of the parties' cross-motions for judgment on the pleadings and the memorandum and recommendation entered by the United States Magistrate Judge, to which no objections were filed. IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED in accordance with the court's order entered February 19, 2014, and for the reasons set forth more specifically within the memorandum and recommendation, that plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings is granted and defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings is denied. The defendant's final decision is vacated and this case is remanded pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further proceedings. This Judgment Filed and Entered on February 19, 2014, and Copies To:
Susan M. O'Malley (via CM/ECF Notice of Electronic Filing)
Mark J. Goldenberg (via CM/ECF Notice of Electronic Filing)
JULIE A. RICHARDS, CLERK
________________
(By) Christa N. Baker, Deputy Clerk