Holt v. Social Security Administration

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS JONESBORO DIVISION JOY HOLT, ** * Plaintiff, ** Vv. ** No. 3:19cv00160-JIV * ANDREW SAUL], Commissioner, * Social Security Administration, ** * Defendant. ** ORDER AND JUDGMENT Defendant filed an unopposed Motion to Remand this case (Doc. No. 12) pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (1995): The court shall have the power to enter, upon the pleadings and transcript of the record, a judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security, with or without remanding the cause for a rehearing. The Commissioner seeks remand to conduct further proceedings and states opposing counsel has no objection to the requested remand. Under the circumstances, a “sentence four” remand is appropriate. Buckner v. Apfel, 213 F.3d 1006, 1010-11 (8th Cir. 2000). Accordingly, the Commissioner’s decision is reversed and remanded for action consistent with this opinion. This is a “sentence four” remand within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and Melkonyan vy. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991). SO ORDERED this 18th day of November 2019. \ JOFI(WOLRE AQ oe IKD/STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE ‘Andrew Saul was sworn in as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration on June 17, 2019, replacing Nancy Berryhill. He has therefore been substituted as the defendant in this case pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d)(1).