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

JAMES RYAN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) CIV. A. NO. 24-0409-MU ) CAROLYN COLVIN, Acting ) Commissioner of Social Security,1 ) ) Defendant. )

JUDGMENT In accordance with the memorandum opinion and order entered on this date, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying Plaintiff benefits be REVERSED and REMANDED pursuant to sentence four of

(g), see Melkonyan v. Sullivan,

(1991), for further proceedings not inconsistent with this decision. The remand pursuant to sentence four of § 405(g) makes Plaintiff a prevailing party for purposes of the Equal Access to Justice Act,

, Shalala v. Schaefer,

(1993), and terminates this Court’s jurisdiction over this matter. DONE this the 16th day of January, 2025. s/P. BRADLEY MURRAY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

1 Carolyn Colvin was named the Acting Commissioner of Social Security on November 30, 2024. Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Carolyn Colvin is substituted for Martin O’Malley as the proper party defendant to this action.