Yarbro v. Social Security Administration

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS NORTHERN DIVISION RAVEN YARBRO, ** * Plaintiff, ** Vv. ** No. 3:25-cv-00056-JJV * FRANK BISIGNANO, ** Commissioner, * Social Security Administration, ** * Defendant. ** ORDER Defendant filed an unopposed Motion to Remand this case (Doc. No. 11) 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 16th day of July 2025. \ i \ JO Ey OWMP bk / NO —-~ WNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE