United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 2024

Myklebost v. Social Security Administration

Myklebost v. Social Security Administration
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas · Decided February 15, 2024
Myklebost v. Social Security Administration

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS DELTA DIVISION ERIK MYKLEBOST PLAINTIFF VS. No. 2:23-cv-00136 JM/PSH MARTIN O’MALLEY1, Commissioner, Social Security Administration DEFENDANT

PROPOSED FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS INSTRUCTIONS The following recommended disposition has been sent to United States District Court Judge James M. Moody, Jr. You may file written objections to all or part of this Recommendation. If you do so, those objections must: (1) specifically explain the factual and/or legal basis for your objection; and (2) be received by the Clerk of this Court Clerk within fourteen (14) days of this Recommendation. By not objecting, you may waive the right to appeal questions of fact.

1Martin O’Malley, the newly appointed Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, should be substituted as the defendant. Fed.R.Civ.P. 25(d).

DISPOSITION Defendant Martin O’Malley (“O’Malley”), in his unopposed motion for voluntary remand (docket entry no. 19) requests this case be reversed and remanded for further administrative proceedings. For good cause shown, the Court recommends that the unopposed motion to reverse and remand be granted. 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 15" day of February, 2024.

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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