Danny P. Monroe v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION

DANNY P MONROE CASE NO. 6:25-CV-01043 VERSUS JUDGE DRELL COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL MAGISTRATE JUDGE CAROL B. SECURITY ADMINISTRATION WHITEHURST

JUDGMENT For the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein, after an independent review of the record, noting the absence of any objection, and having determined that the findings and recommendations are correct under the applicable law; IT IS ORDERED that the Commissioner’s decision should be REVERSED and REMANDED to the Commissioner pursuant to the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). | More particularly, the Commissioner is instructed again to evaluate Claimant’s residual functional capacity as provided in the Report and Recommendation. Claimant should be afforded the opportunity to submit updated medical evidence and to testify at another hearing.

A fourth sentence remand constitutes a final judgment that triggers the filing period for an EAJA fee application. Shalala v. Schaeffer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993); Freeman v. Shalala, 2 F.3d 552, 553 (5 Cir. 1993),

THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Alexandria, Louisiana, on this / Y. day of August 2026.

DEE D. DRELL, SENIOR JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE