Stephens v. Berryhill

Filing 19

ORDER granting 18 Motion to Remand to Commissioner of Social Security. Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 4/16/2018. (Collins, S.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
Civ. No. 5:17-cv-00497-FL
MICHAEL STEPHENS,
Plaintiff,
v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Deputy Commissioner for Operations,
performing the duties and functions
not reserved to the Commissioner
of Social Security
Defendant.

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ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s Unopposed Motion for Remand to the
Commissioner. Plaintiff’s counsel has consented to the Defendant’s Motion for Remand under
sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
Accordingly, for good cause shown, the Court hereby reverses the Commissioner’s
decision under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and remands the case to the Commissioner
for further proceedings. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993); Melkonyan v. Sullivan,
501 U.S. 89 (1991).
SO ORDERED this 16th day of April, 2018.

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LOUISE WOOD FLANAGAN
United States District Judge

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