Stringfellow v. Social Security Administration

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