Stringfellow v. Social Security Administration
Stringfellow v. Social Security Administration
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION
STEFFAN XAVIER STRINGFELLOW PLAINTIFF
v. NO. 4:20-cv-00947- JTR
ANDREW SAUL, Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration DEFENDANT
ORDER
Plaintiff, Steffan Stringfellow, seeks judicial review of the administrative denial of his claims for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. Doc. 2. The Commissioner has filed an Unopposed Motion to Reverse and Remand for further administrative proceedings, pursuant to the fourth sentence of
42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Doc. 13. The Motion states that Stringfellow’s counsel agrees to the requested reversal and remand.
Id. at 3. Under the circumstances, remand is appropriate. Accordingly, the Commissioner’s Unopposed Motion to Reverse and Remand, Doc. 13, is GRANTED. The Commissioner’s prior decision is REVERSED and this matter is REMANDED for further administrative proceedings and issuance of a new decision. 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). IT IS SO ORDERED this 2" day of April, 2021.
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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