Brown v. Social Security Administration
Brown v. Social Security Administration
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS NORTHERN DIVISION
KEITH WILLIAM BROWN PLAINTIFF
v. NO. 3:20-cv-00155- JTR
ANDREW SAUL, Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration DEFENDANT
ORDER
Plaintiff, Keith William Brown, seeks judicial review of the administrative denial of his claims for disability insurance benefits. 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. 16. The Motion states that Brown’s counsel agrees to the requested reversal and remand.
Id. at 1. Under the circumstances, remand is appropriate. Accordingly, the Commissioner’s Unopposed Motion to Reverse and Remand, Doc. 16, 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 4" day of May, 2021.
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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