Paul David Staples v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN PAUL DAVID STAPLES, Plaintiff, V. Case No. 3:25-CV-00928-JDP FRANK BISIGNANO, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.

ORDER ON THE PARTIES’ JOINT MOTION FOR REMAND FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) Pursuant to the power of this Court to enter a judgment affirming, modifying or reversing the Commissioner’s decision with remand in Social Security actions under sentence four of section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), and in light of the parties’ joint motion to remand this action, this Court now, upon review, hereby enters a judgment under sentence four of 42 US.C. § 405(g) reversing the Commissioner's decision with a remand of the cause to the Commissioner according to the following terms. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 296 (1993); Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89, 97-98 (1991).

On remand, the Appeals Council will remand the matter to an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) with instructions to obtain additional vocational evidence and consider whether a significant number of jobs exist in the national economy that the claimant can perform, take further action to complete the administrative record, and issue a new decision. it SO ORDERED this_ 74" day of MAY_ 2026, BY THE CO : HONO LE James D. Peterson United States District Judge