Virden v. Kijakazi

District Court, N.D. Mississippi

Virden v. Kijakazi

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI OXFORD DIVISION

JENNIFER LYNN VIRDEN PLAINTIFF

v. Civil No.: 3:21-CV-119-SA-DAS

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration DEFENDANT

ORDER Now before the Court is the Commissioner’s Unopposed Motion to Reverse and Remand [16], wherein “[t]he Social Security Administration requests that this Court remand to allow the agency to conduct further proceedings pursuant to sentence four of

42 U.S.C. § 405

(g) and Melkonyan v. Sullivan,

501 U.S. 89

(1991).” [16] at p. 1. The Commissioner further explains that remand is sought so that the ALJ can “reconsider the opinion evidence and then determine the plaintiff’s residual function capacity.”

Id.

Having reviewed the request and the applicable authority, the Court finds the Motion [16] to be well-taken. The Motion [16] is GRANTED. It is hereby ORDERED that this cause be REMANDED pursuant to sentence four of

42 U.S.C. § 405

(g). The Clerk of Court shall take all steps necessary to accomplish this remand. This CASE is CLOSED. SO ORDERED this the 25th day of February, 2022.

/s/ Sharion Aycock UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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