Samaiyah Henderson v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION SAMAIYAH HENDERSON § § v. § § Civil Action No. 4:25-CV-00670- FRANK BISIGNANO, § SDJ-AGD COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL § SECURITY § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court for consideration is the Commissioner’s Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment with Remand (“Commissioner’s Motion”) (Dkt. #19). After considering the Commissioner’s Motion, all pleadings on file, and the applicable law, the court finds the Commissioner’s Motion (Dkt. #19) should be GRANTED.

On June 25, 2025, Plaintiff Samaiyah Henderson filed this action seeking judicial review of the Commissioner’s decision denying her application for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act (Dkt. #1). On February 2, 2026, the Commissioner filed the Commissioner’s Motion, (Dkt. #19), asserting remand is appropriate and requesting the Court reverse and remand the case for further administrative proceedings pursuant to the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The Commissioner’s Motion is unopposed; accordingly, it appears both Parties agree that reversal and remand of this action is necessary (Dkt. #19 at p. 2).

Section 405(g) provides: “The court shall have power to enter, upon the pleadings and transcript of the record, a judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing the decision of the Commission of Social Security, with or without remanding the cause for a rehearing.” 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Because further administrative proceedings are required in this case, the Court agrees that remand is appropriate pursuant to the fourth sentence of Section 405(g). Based on the foregoing, the Court finds the Commissioner’s final decision is hereby reversed, and Plaintiff’s disability claim is hereby remanded to allow the Commissioner to conduct further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991).

For the foregoing reasons, it is ORDERED that the Commissioner’s Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment with Remand (Dkt. #19) is GRANTED.

The Commissioner’s decision is hereby REVERSED and REMANDED for further administrative proceedings pursuant to the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).