Opinion
2:23-cv-1089-KCD
04-02-2024
DENISE ANN ROUSSIN, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER
Kyle C. Dudek United States Magistrate Judge
Before the Court is the Commissioner's Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment With Remand. (Doc. 18.) The Commissioner believes that remand is appropriate to instruct the Administrative Law Judge to: (1) further evaluate the prior administrative findings; (2) offer Plaintiff the opportunity for a hearing; (3) take any further action needed to complete the administrative record; and (4) issue a new decision. (Id. at 1.) Plaintiff consents to the relief requested.
Under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), the Court has the power to enter judgment, reversing and remanding a social security case for rehearing. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 296-98 (1993); Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89, 10102 (1991). The Commissioner's request for remand is appropriate, and given Plaintiff's consent, it will be granted.
Accordingly, it is now ORDERED:
1. The Commissioner's Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment With Remand (Doc. 18) is GRANTED.
2. The Commissioner's decision denying benefits is REVERSED and this case is REMANDED pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further proceedings.
3. The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment, terminate all deadlines, deny all pending motions as moot, and close the file.
ORDERED