Opinion
Civil Action 21-1226
10-04-2021
MARIA SMITH, Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, [1] Acting, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
ORDER
CHAD F. KENNEY, JUDGE
AND NOW, this 4th day of October, 2021, upon careful and independent consideration of the pleadings and record herein, after review of the Report and Recommendation of Richard A. Lloret, United States Magistrate Judge (ECF No. 14), it is hereby ORDERED:
1. The Report and Recommendation is APPROVED and ADOPTED;
2. Plaintiff's Request for Review is GRANTED, and the matter is REMANDED in accordance with the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to the Commissioner of Social Security for further proceedings before a different, constitutionally appointed ALJ;
3. JUDGMENT IS ENTERED by separate document, filed contemporaneously. See Shalala v. Shaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 303 (1993); Kadelski v. Sullivan, 30 F.3d 399, 402 (3d Cir. 1994); Fed.R.Civ.P. 58(a);
4. The Clerk of Court shall mark this case CLOSED for all purposes including statistics.