Knight v. Social Security Administration

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA

RIKKI DYAN KNIGHT, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) Civil No. 6:24-cv-00245-GLJ CAROLYN W. COLVIN, ) Acting Commissioner ) of Social Security,1 ) ) Defendant. )

OPINION AND ORDER Defendant, the Commissioner of Social Security (Commissioner), has filed an unopposed motion with this Court, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), to enter a judgment with an order of reversal with remand of the case to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. Upon consideration, the Court finds Defendant’s Unopposed Motion for Remand Pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) [Docket No. 15] should be GRANTED. Accordingly, this Court hereby REVERSES the Commissioner’s decision under Sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) with REMAND to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993).

1 On November 30, 2024, Carolyn Colvin became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security. In accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d), Ms. Colvin is substituted for Martin O’Malley as the Defendant in this action. IT IS SO ORDERED this 23rd day of December 2024.

GERALD L. JACKSON UNITED STATED MAGISTRATE JUDGE