IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION

JOLYNN WELCH ) ) Plaintiff, ) Civ. No. 1:23-cv-00220-GCM ) Vv. ) ORDER ) MARTIN O’MALLEY, ) Acting Commissioner of Social Security’, ) ) Defendant. )

ORDER Pursuant to the power of this Court to enter a judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing Defendant’s decision with remand in Social Security actions under sentence four of

(g), and in light of Defendant’s motion, with Plaintiff's consent, to remand this case for further administrative proceedings, the Court hereby remands this case to Defendant, pursuant to sentence four of

(g), for further administrative proceedings. See Melkonyan vy. Sullivan,

(1991); Shalala v. Schaefer,

(1993). Signed: February 15, 2024 SO ORDERED. Labal Ihe Graham C. Mullen United States District Judge gt

Martin O’Malley became the Commissioner of Social Security on December 20, 2023. Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Martin O’Malley should be substituted for Kilolo Kijakazi as the defendant in this suit. No further action need be taken to continue this suit by reason of the last sentence of section 205(g) of the Social Security Act,

(g).