STINSON v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY

Filing 11

ORDER GRANTING 10 Unopposed Motion to Remand to Agency. The Court hereby grants the motion and REVERSES and REMANDS the Commissioner's decision under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE MARC T TREADWELL on 1/3/2025. (kat)

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
MACON DIVISION
S. S.,

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Plaintiff,
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COMMISSIONER OF
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SOCIAL SECURITY,
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Defendant.
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Case No.: 5:24-cv-271-MTT-CHW
Social Security Appeal

ORDER
The Commissioner of Social Security has moved, under sentence four of 42 U.S.C.
§ 405(g), 1 for entry of judgment to remand the case for further administrative action. (Doc.
10). In light of that request, to which the Plaintiff lodges no opposition, the Court hereby
grants the motion and REVERSES and REMANDS the Commissioner’s decision under
sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). See Shalala v. Schafer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993);
Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991). On remand, the Commissioner will take any
necessary action to complete the administrative record, offer Plaintiff the opportunity for
a hearing, and issue a new decision.
The Clerk of Court will enter a separate judgment pursuant to Rule 58 of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
SO ORDERED, this 3rd day of January, 2025.
s/ Marc T. Treadwell
MARC T. TREADWELL, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Sentence four of § 405(g) provides: “The court shall have power to enter, upon the pleadings, and
transcript of the record, a judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing the decision of the Commissioner of
Social Security, with or without remanding the cause for a rehearing.” 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).

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