UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

BRIAN THOMAS, Plaintiff, No. 3:20-cv-01138 (SRU)

v.

ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant.

ORDER GRANTING COMMISSIONER’S CONSENT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT WITH REVERSAL AND REMAND

The defendant, Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, has moved to enter judgment under sentence four of

(g), with a reversal and remand of the cause to the Commissioner for further action. See Doc. No. 27. Counsel for the Commissioner represents that he has contacted counsel for the plaintiff, Veronica Halpine, Esq., who consents to the relief sought in the motion. Under sentence four of

(g), I have the authority to enter a judgment with a reversal and remand of the cause to the Commissioner for further proceedings. See Shalala v. Schaefer,

(1993); Melkonyan v. Sullivan,

(1991). Remand for further development of the record is appropriate when gaps exist in the administrative record or when the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) committed legal error. See Parker v. Harris,

(2d Cir. 1980). Here, the Commissioner has determined that a remand of the case is necessary to further evaluate claimant’s mental impairments, evaluate the weight given to the opinions of the state agency psychological consultants, reassess the plaintiff’s residual functional capacity, and obtain testimony from a vocational expert. Upon remand, the Commissioner will remand the case for further administrative proceedings pursuant to the fourth sentence of

(g), and the agency will take any other necessary action to complete the record and issue a new decision. Accordingly, I GRANT the Commissioner’s Consent Motion for Entry of Judgment Under Sentence Four of

(g). The Clerk shall enter a judgment of reversal and

remand under sentence four of

(g), and shall remand the case to the Commissioner for further proceedings consistent with the motion. So ordered. Dated at Bridgeport, Connecticut, this 10th day of June 2021.

/s/ STEFAN R. UNDERHILL Stefan R. Underhill United States District Judge