Branch v. Berryhill

Filing 21

ORDER granting 20 Motion to Remand to Social Security Administration. Signed by United States Magistrate Judge Robert B. Jones, Jr. on 7/6/2017. (Edwards, S.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
No. 5:16-CV-936-RJ
DON BRANCH,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner of
Social Security,
Defendant.

ORDER

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Pursuant to the power of this Court to enter a judgment affirming, modifying or
reversing the Commissioner's decision with remand in Social Security actions under sentence
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four of section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), and upon consideration of
the Commissioner's unopposed request to remand this cause for further ad111inistrative
proceedings, the Court hereby reverses the Commissioner's decision under sentence four of 42
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U.S.C. § 405(g), and remands the case to the Commissioner for further administrative
proceedings with respect to Plaintiffs claim of disability. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292
(1993); Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991).

SO ORDERED this 6th day of July 2017.

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ROBERTB:JOES:
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United States Magistrate Judge