Cooper v. Social Security Administration

Filing 13

ORDER AND JUDGMENT granting 11 Motion to dismiss. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe on 11/20/2019. (jak)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION
BRENDA SUE COOPER
Plaintiff,
v.
ANDREW SAUL1, Commissioner,
Social Security Administration,
Defendant.

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No. 3:09-cv-00119-JJV

ORDER AND JUDGMENT
Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss.

(Doc. No. 11.)

Plaintiff states, “The

remand proceedings have now been concluded and on October 1, 2019, the Commissioner
awarded SSI benefits to the plaintiff [ ]. Therefore, plaintiff moves that this court now dismiss
the civil action, and enter judgment in favor of the plaintiff so that plaintiff may file her
application for fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act.” Id. For good cause shown
Plaintiff’s Motion is GRANTED and this matter is dismissed.
SO ORDERED this 20th day of November 2019.
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JOE J. VOLPE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

1

Andrew Saul was sworn in as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration on June 17,
2019, replacing Nancy Berryhill. He has therefore been substituted as the defendant in this case
pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d)(1).