Ballesteros v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 17

ORDER GRANTING REMAND re 16 Unopposed MOTION to Remand to Social Security Administration filed by Commissioner of Social Security. Signed by Judge Elizabeth S. Chestney. (wg)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
SAN ANTONIO DIVISION
OSCAR BALLESTEROS,
Plaintiff,
vs.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.

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SA-23-CV-00554-ESC

ORDER
Before the Court in the above-styled and numbered cause of action is Defendant’s
Unopposed Motion to Reverse with Remand and Enter Judgment [#16]. By his motion, the
Commissioner of Social Security asks the Court to reverse the agency’s final administrative
decision and remand this case to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings
pursuant to the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The Court will grant the motion.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s Unopposed Motion to Reverse with
Remand and Enter Judgment [#16] is GRANTED. Upon remand, the Administrative Law
Judge will provide the claimant the opportunity for a new administrative hearing and will
further evaluate the claimant’s medical determinable impairments and the severity of these
impairments; further evaluate the claimant’s residual functional capacity; and, if warranted,
obtain supplemental vocational expert evidence. The Court will enter a separate final judgment
remanding this case for further administrative proceedings.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
SIGNED this 5th day of February, 2024.

ELIZABETH S. ("BETSY") CHESTNEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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