District Court, D. South Dakota, 2026

Maria Watts v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security

Maria Watts v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security
District Court, D. South Dakota · Decided February 11, 2026
Maria Watts v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA CENTRAL DIVISION MARIA WATTS, ) 3:25-cv-03026-CCT ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER FOR REMAND V. ) PURSUANT TO SENTENCE FOUR ) OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(G) FRANK BISIGNANO, ) Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) Upon consideration of the Commissioner’s Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment with an Order of Remand Pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), it is hereby ORDERED that the Commissioner’s decision in this matter is reversed and this cause is remanded to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings as set forth below. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993);! It is further ORDERED that upon remand by the Court, the case will be remanded to an administrative law judge who will offer the claimant an opportunity for a hearing and issue a new decision.

DATED this 11th of _ February _, 2026.

BY THE COURT: CAMELA C. THEELER United States District Judge ' The Clerk of Court will enter a separate judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 58.

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