Adell v. Social Security Administration

Filing 19

ORDER granting 18 Defendant's Unopposed Motion to Remand; and remanding this matter to the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration for further administrative proceedings. This is a "sentence four" remand. Signed by Magistrate Judge Benecia B. Moore on 3/26/2024. (kdr)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
DELTA DIVISION
AARON T. ADELL
V.

PLAINTIFF
Case No. 2:23-CV-00167-BSM-BBM

MARTIN O’MALLEY1, Commissioner,
Social Security Administration

DEFENDANT

ORDER
Plaintiff Aaron T. Adell filed the above-captioned case, seeking judicial review of
the administrative denial of his application for disability insurance benefits under Title II
of the Social Security Act. (Doc. 1). On March 25, 2024, the Defendant filed a motion to
remand for further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. §
405(g). (Doc. 18). The motion is unopposed. Id. at 2. For good cause shown, the motion
will be granted.
Accordingly, the Defendant’s Unopposed Motion to Remand (Doc. 18) is
GRANTED. This matter is REMANDED to the Commissioner of the Social Security
Administration for further administrative proceedings. This is a “sentence four” remand
within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991).
SO ORDERED this 26th day of March, 2024.
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
1

On December 20, 2023, Martin J. O’Malley was sworn in as Commissioner of the Social Security
Administration. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d), Commissioner O’Malley is
automatically substituted as the Defendant.