Charpentier v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

Filing 18

RULING Adopting 17 Report and Recommendations of the U.S. Magistrate Judge. Under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), the final decision of Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, denying the plaintiff's application for suppl emental security income (SSI) benefits is reversed, and this matter will be remanded to the Commissioner to conduct any administrative proceedings necessary to complete the record, reevaluate the plain tiff's claim in accordance with the applicable legal standards and issue a new decision. Signed by Chief Judge Ralph E. Tyson on 06/06/2011. (NLT)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

LYNETTE CHARPENTIER
CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS
NUMBER 09-1034-RET
MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

RULING
The court, after carefully considering the petition, the record, the law applicable
to this action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge
Stephen C. Riedlinger dated March 11, 2011, to which no objection has been filed,
hereby approves the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge and adopts it
as the court’s opinion herein.
Accordingly, under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), the final decision of
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, denying the plaintiff’s application
for supplemental security income (SSI) benefits is reversed, and this matter will be
remanded to the Commissioner to conduct any administrative proceedings necessary to
complete the record, reevaluate the plaintiff’s claim in accordance with the applicable
legal standards and issue a new decision.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June

6

, 2011.

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RALPH E. TYSON, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA