(SS) Hawthorne v. Commissioner of Social Security

Stipulation; Order 	Page 1 	No. 2:25-cv-02172-AC
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ERIC GRANT
United States Attorney
MATHEW W. PILE
Head of Program Litigation 1
ROSEANNE GILLETTE, CSBN 251001
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Program Litigation 1
Law & Policy
Social Security Administration
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21235
Telephone: (855) 295-8304
Email: Roseanne.Gillette@ssa.gov
Attorneys for Defendant
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ETHEL HAWTHORNE,
Plaintiff,
vs.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.
Civil No. 2:25-cv-02172-AC
STIPULATION TO VOLUNTARY REMAND
PURSUANT TO SENTENCE FOUR OF 43
U.S.C. § 405(g); [PROPOSED] ORDER
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties, through their respective
counsel of record, with the approval of the Court, that this action be remanded for further
administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
On remand, the Commissioner will offer Plaintiff the opportunity for a hearing, take
further action to develop the administrative record, as necessary, and issue a new decision.
The parties further request that the Clerk of the Court be directed to enter a final
judgment in favor of Plaintiff, and against Defendant, reversing the final decision of the
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Commissioner.
DATED this 12 th day of December, 2025
Respectfully submitted,
Dated: December 12, 2025 	LEHRKIND LAW OFFICE
By: /s/ Margaret Lehrkind*
MARGARET LEHRKIND
Attorneys for Plaintiff
[*As authorized by e-mail on December 12, 2025]
Dated: December 12, 2025 	ERIC GRANT
United States Attorney
MATHEW W. PILE
Head of Program Litigation 1
Law & Policy, Program Litigation 1
By: 	/s/ Roseanne Gillette
ROSEANNE GILLETTE
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Defendant
ORDER
Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: December 15, 2025
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