Bridges v. Kijakazi

United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama

Bridges v. Kijakazi

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION

LUGERTHA BRIDGES, * * Plaintiff, * * vs. * CIVIL ACTION NO. 22-00467-B * KILOLO KIJAKAZI, * Acting Commissioner of * Social Security, * * Defendant. *

JUDGMENT In accordance with the Order entered on this date, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that the Defendant’s unopposed motion for remand (Doc. 17) is GRANTED, and that the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying Plaintiff’s application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits is REVERSED and REMANDED for further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of

42 U.S.C. § 405

(g). See Melkonyan v. Sullivan,

501 U.S. 89

(1991). The remand pursuant to sentence four of § 405(g) makes Plaintiff a prevailing party for purposes of the Equal Access to Justice Act,

28 U.S.C. § 2412

, see Shalala v. Schaefer,

509 U.S. 292

(1993), and terminates this Court’s jurisdiction over this matter. DONE and ORDERED this 19th day of April, 2023.

/s/ SONJA F. BIVINS UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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