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Carroll v. Astrue

United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division
Oct 25, 2011
Civil Action 11-00162-WS-B (S.D. Ala. Oct. 25, 2011)

Opinion

Civil Action 11-00162-WS-B.

October 25, 2011


ORDER


After due and proper consideration of all portions of this file deemed relevant to the issues raised, and there having been no objections filed, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and dated October 3, 2011 is hereby ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court.

Accordingly, for good cause shown, it is ORDERED that Defendant's unopposed Motion to Remand pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (Doc. 13) be and hereby is GRANTED, and that this action is REMANDED to the Social Security Administration pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) so that the Appeals Council will remand the case to an Administrative Law Judge to conduct a new hearing, and further consider Plaintiff's residual capacity.

This remand, pursuant to sentence four of Section 405(g), makes Plaintiff a prevailing party for purposes of the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993).


Summaries of

Carroll v. Astrue

United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division
Oct 25, 2011
Civil Action 11-00162-WS-B (S.D. Ala. Oct. 25, 2011)
Case details for

Carroll v. Astrue

Case Details

Full title:TONI M. CARROLL, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social…

Court:United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division

Date published: Oct 25, 2011

Citations

Civil Action 11-00162-WS-B (S.D. Ala. Oct. 25, 2011)