Williams v. Astrue

Filing 17

OPINION AND ORDER as follows: (1) The 13 Motion to Remand is GRANTED; (2) That the decision of the Commissioner be and is hereby REVERED and this case be REMANDED to the Commissioner for further proceedings consistent with the proceedings in this court; and (3) That the plaintiff's 12 Motion for Extension of Time to file her brief is hereby DENIED as moot. Signed by Honorable Charles S. Coody on 9/28/2009. (cb, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION DORIS J. WILLIAMS, o/b/o A.S.J., Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:09cv236-CSC

OPINION and ORDER On September 9, 2009, the plaintiff filed a motion to remand (doc. # 13) and a motion for an extension of time to file her brief (doc. # 12). On September 25, 2009, the defendant filed a response to the motions consenting to the remand for further consideration of the plaintiff's claims. According to the Commissioner, a sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) would permit the Appeals Council to direct the ALJ to include all evidence from the record in the transcript. The Appeals Council would also direct the ALJ to follow the directives of the District Court's July 2006 directives to compare evidence of Plaintiff's development from the date he was initially found disabled in 1998, to the date he was found to have medically improved in 2003, and determine whether there has been medical improvement. The ALJ will also be directed to consider whether Plaintiff's medical condition meets or equals the requirements of Listing 112.05D at any time during the period at issue. (Def's Res. to Pl's Mot., doc. # 15, at 1-2). The plaintiff does not object to a sentence four remand for consideration of these issues.

Furthermore, the parties have consented to entry of final judgment by the United States Magistrate Judge. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). Accordingly, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED as follows: 1. 2. That the plaintiff's motion to remand (doc. # 13) be and is hereby GRANTED. That the decision of the Commissioner be and is hereby REVERSED and this

case be and is hereby REMANDED to the Commissioner for further proceedings consistent with the proceedings in this court. 3. That the plaintiff's motion for an extension of time to file her brief (doc. # 12)

be and is hereby DENIED as moot. Done this 28th day of September, 2009.

/s/Charles S. Coody CHARLES S. COODY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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