UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE DIVISION MARY ANN SCOTT CASE NO. 6:20-CV-00510 VERSUS JUDGE ROBERT R. SUMMERHAYS COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL MAGISTRATE JUDGE SECURITY ADMINISTRATION WHITEHURST JUDGMENT For the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein, after an independent review of the record, noting the absence of any objection, and having determined that the findings and recommendations are correct under the applicable law; IT IS ORDERED that the Commissioner’s decision should be REVERSED and REMANDED to the Commissioner pursuant to the fourth sentence of

(g).! More particularly, the Commissioner is instructed to reevaluate Claimant’s residual functional capacity on the date last insured based upon Dr. Weitz’s, Dr. Stanger’s, and Dr. Boussert’s opinions and, if necessary, thereafter to

I A fourth sentence remand constitutes a final judgment that triggers the filing period for an EAJA fee application. Shalala v. Schaeffer,

(1993); Freeman v. Shalala,

(5 Cir. 1993).

assess, at a minimum, a closed period of disability. The claimant should be afforded the opportunity to submit updated medical evidence and to testify at another hearing. THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Lafayette, Louisiana, on this Co day of April, 2021.

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