Cookson v. Social Security Administration

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

NORTHERN DIVISION

JENNIFER KAY COOKSON, *

Plaintiff, * v. * No. 3:20cv00233-JJV ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner, *

Social Security Administration, *

Defendant. *

ORDER AND JUDGMENT

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 v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991).

SO ORDERED this 2nd day of March 2021. \ \ \) | eS JOEY. WO} PE

UNTREDSTATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE