Boggs v. Acting Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 13

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 12 Report and Recommendations; granting 11 Motion to Remand to Venue/Other filed by Commissioner of Social Security. Defendants final administrative decision is Reversed and Remanded for further administrative proceedings pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 7/28/2022. See attached document for full details. (jas)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
WEST PALM BEACH DIVISION
CASE NO. 22-80393-CIV-CANNON/Reinhart
PATRICIA LOUISE BOGGS,
Plaintiff,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.

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ORDER ACCEPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Defendant’s Unopposed Motion for Entry of
Judgment Under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and for Remand (the “Motion”) [ECF No. 11], filed on
July 11, 2022. Pursuant to the Order of Referral, the Motion was referred to Magistrate Judge
Bruce E. Reinhart for a Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 2]. On July 12, 2022, Judge
Reinhart issued such a Report, recommending that the Motion be granted [ECF No. 12]. The
Report also instructed the parties to file any objections on or before July 26, 2022 [ECF No. 12
p. 2]. Neither party has filed an objection to the Report, and the permitted time to do so has
expired.
Upon review, the Court finds the Report to be correct. Accordingly, it is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
1.

The Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 12] is ACCEPTED.
a. The Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and
for Remand [ECF No. 11] is GRANTED.

CASE NO. 22-80393-CIV-CANNON/Reinhart
b. Defendant’s final administrative decision is REVERSED AND REMANDED
for further administrative proceedings pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C.
§ 405(g).
c. On remand, the Appeals Council will instruct the Administrative Law Judge
(ALJ) to obtain vocational expert (VE) evidence to determine if there are other
jobs for which an individual with claimant’s vocational profile can perform,
and before relying on such evidence, the ALJ shall identify and resolve any
apparent conflicts posed by the Dictionary of Occupational Titles and the VE’s
testimony pursuant to the requirements of SSR 00-4p; offer the claimant the
opportunity for a new hearing; and issue a new decision.
2.

The Court will enter a separate final judgment pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Fort Pierce, Florida this 28th day of July 2022.

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AILEEN M. CANNON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
cc:

counsel of record

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