UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION

VERONICA BROWN, ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 21 C 2023 v. ) ) Magistrate Judge Kim KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ) Acting Commissioner of Social Security, ) Defendant. )

JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT AND DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE

Plaintiff, Veronica Brown, and defendant, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, by and through their respective counsel, hereby move that this court enter judgment for plaintiff and dismiss this matter with prejudice. On October 25, 2021, this court ordered that this case be remanded for further administrative proceedings pursuant to the sixth sentence of

(g). Although the case was closed administratively on the court’s docket, the court retained jurisdiction over the action. See Shalala v. Schaefer,

(1993). Upon consideration of all additional evidence, the Social Security Administration found in plaintiff’s favor and notified her on February 17, 2023, that she was awarded monthly disability benefits as of September 12, 2018 (see attached decision). The time has expired for plaintiff to file exceptions to the ALJ’s decision and for the Appeals Council to review the case on its own motion.

, 416.1584. The case, therefore, is concluded. Accordingly, the parties now jointly request that this court affirm the Commissioner’s decision on remand, enter judgment in favor of plaintiff, and dismiss the case with prejudice. Respectfully submitted,

By: s/Howard D. Olinsky JOHN R. LAUSCH, Jr. Howard D. Olinsky, Esq. United States Attorney Olinsky Law Group 250 S. Clinton Street, Suite 210 By: s/Kathryn A. Kelly Syracuse, New York 13202 KATHRYN A. KELLY (315) 701-5780 Assistant United States Attorney [email protected] 219 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60604 (312) 353-1936 [email protected]

Of Counsel: MONA AHMED Associate General Counsel

STEVEN BUDDE Attorney Office of Program Litigation, Office 6 Office of the General Counsel Social Security Administration 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21235 (410) 965-2327 [email protected]