Gerald R. Quaco v. Nancy A. Berryhill, No. 5:2017cv00765 - Document 27 (C.D. Cal. 2018)

Court Description: DECISION AND ORDER by Magistrate Judge Victor E Bianchini. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: Judgment be entered REVERSING the Commissioner's decision and REMANDING this matter for further proceedings consistent with this Decision and Order, and it is further ORDERED. (See document for further details.) (sbou)

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Apfel."752"W0U0"325."332/ 6 33." 369" N0" Gf0" 4f" :2." 342" U0" Ev0" 42:2" *4222+" *ÐUqekcn" Ugewtkv{" rtqeggfkpiu" ctg" 7 kpswkukvqtkcn"tcvjgt"vjcp"cfxgtuctkcn0"Kv"ku"vjg"CNLÓu"fwv{"vq"kpxguvkicvg"vjg"hcevu"cpf" 8 fgxgnqr"vjg"ctiwogpvu"dqvj"hqt"cpf"cickpuv"itcpvkpi"dgpghkvu"0"0"0"0Ñ+0"""" 9 " : ogfkecn" qrkpkqp" cu" vq" yjgvjgt" vguvkpi" cpf" vtgcvogpv" chvgt" vjg" Uvcvg" Cigpe{" tgxkgy" ; rj{ukekcp" cuuguuogpvu" icxg" tkug" vq" vjg" rquukdknkv{" vjcv" RnckpvkhhÓu" nkokvcvkqpu" ygtg" 32 gkvjgt"oqtg"ugxgtg"vjcp"kpkvkcnn{"dgnkgxgf"qt."kp"vjg"cnvgtpcvkxg."yjgvjgt"jku"eqpfkvkqp" 33 cpf"fgvgtkqtcvgf"ukpeg"vjg"cuuguuogpvu0""C"tgocpf"ku"vjgtghqtg"tgswktgf0" 34 D0" Tgocpf" 35 " Kp" c" ecug" yjgtg" vjg" CNL)u" fgvgtokpcvkqp" ku" pqv" uwrrqtvgf" d{" uwduvcpvkcn" 36 gxkfgpeg"qt"ku"vckpvgf"d{"ngicn"gttqt."vjg"eqwtv"oc{"tgocpf"vjg"ocvvgt"hqt"cffkvkqpcn" 37 rtqeggfkpiu"qt"cp"koogfkcvg"cyctf"qh"dgpghkvu0"Tgocpf"hqt"cffkvkqpcn"rtqeggfkpiu" 38 ku"rtqrgt"yjgtg"*3+"qwvuvcpfkpi"kuuwgu"owuv"dg"tguqnxgf."cpf"*4+"kv"ku"pqv"engct"htqo" 39 vjg"tgeqtf"dghqtg"vjg"eqwtv"vjcv"c"enckocpv"ku"fkucdngf0"See Benecke v. 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