Blanchard v. Berryhill

Filing 17

ORDER granting 16 Motion to Remand. 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. Signed by Chief Judge Frank D. Whitney on 03/08/18. (emw)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
DOCKET NO. 1:17-cv-00164-FDW-DSC
JULIE E. BLANCHARD,
Plaintiff,
vs.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant.

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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendant’s Consent Motion to Remand to Social
Security Administration (Doc. No. 16). Defendant, Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of
Social Security, has moved this Court under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to enter a
judgment reversing her decision and remanding this case for further administrative proceedings.
Plaintiff’s counsel does not oppose Defendant’s motion.
Pursuant to the power of this Court to enter a judgment reversing and remanding the
Commissioner’s decision in Social Security cases under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), this
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 Melkonyan v. Sullivan,
501 U.S. 89 (1991).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: March 8, 2018

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