Launikitis v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION STEPHEN LAUNIKITIS, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: 8:24-cv-2409-LSG LEE DUDEK, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. _______________________________/

ORDER The Commissioner moves unopposed, Doc. 15, to remand this action for further proceedings under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(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, 509 U.S. 292, 296 (1993). On remand, the defendant will offer the plaintiff the opportunity for a supplemental hearing, complete the administrative record, and issue a new decision. Accordingly, the unopposed motion, Doc. 15, is GRANTED and this action is REMANDED to the Commissioner under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(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 motions, and (3) to close the case.

ORDERED on this 24th day of February, 2025.

I \ 2 a NDSAY S. GRIKF United States Magistrate Judge