UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION

RAFAEL JAIME MERCADO, II,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No.: 8:24-cv-1838-LSG

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant. _______________________________/

ORDER

The defendant moves unopposed, Doc. 14, to remand this action for further proceedings under sentence four of

(g), which says that the reviewing court “shall have power to enter, upon the pleadings and transcript of the record, a judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security, with or without remanding the cause for a rehearing.” See Shalala v. Schaefer,

(1993). On remand, the Appeals Council will “take any further action needed to complete the administrative record and issue a new decision.” Doc. 14. Accordingly, the unopposed motion, Doc. 14, is GRANTED and this action is REMANDED to the Commissioner under sentence four of

(g) for further proceedings. The Clerk is directed (1) to enter a judgment in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant, (2) to terminate any pending motion, and (3) to close the case. ORDERED on this 21st day of November, 2024.

NDSAY 5S. GRIFF United States Magistrate Judge