Kimberly Ann Pratt v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Kimberly Ann Pratt v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FT. MYERS DIVISION

KIMBERLY ANN PRATT,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No. 2:25-cv-677-JRK

FRANK BISIGNANO, Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant. / ORDER This cause is before the Court on Defendant’s Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment Under Sentence Four of

42 U.S.C. § 405

(g) with Remand to Defendant (Doc. No. 11; “Motion”), filed November 25, 2025, that seeks to have this matter reversed and remanded to the Social Security Administration for further administrative proceedings. Motion at 1. Such a disposition is clearly within the Court’s authority. See Shalala v. Schaefer,

509 U.S. 292

(1993). Accordingly, it is ORDERED: 1. Defendant’s Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment Under Sentence Four of

42 U.S.C. § 405

(g) with Remand to Defendant (Doc. No. 11) is GRANTED. 2. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment REVERSING AND REMANDING this case pursuant to sentence four of

42 U.S.C. § 405

(g) with the following instructions: On remand, the Appeals Council will instruct the Administrative Law Judge to obtain supplemental evidence from a vocational expert to clarify the effect of the assessed limitations on the claimant's occupational base (Social Security Ruling(s) 83- 14 and 96-9p). The Administrative Law Judge will ask the vocational expert to identify examples of appropriate jobs and to state the incidence of such jobs in the national economy. The Administrative Law Judge will take any further action needed to complete the administrative record and issue a new decision. 3. The Clerk is further directed to close the file. DONE AND ORDERED in Jacksonville, Florida on December 2, 2025.

limon KR. Kfcadt JAMES R. KLINDT United States Magistrate Judge

kaw Copies: Counsel of Record

Reference

Status
Unknown