(SS) Lamar v. Commissioner of Social Security ( 2022 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JACOB DAVID LAMAR, Case No. 1:21-cv-260-AWI-HBK 12 Plaintiff, ORDER APPROVING PARTIES’ JOINT STIPULATION UNDER SENTENCE FOUR 13 v. OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) AND REVERSING FINAL DECISION AND REMANDING 14 COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL CASE SECURITY, 15 (Doc. No. 16) Defendant. 16 ORDER TO TERMINATE ALL PENDING MOTIONS AND DEADLINES 17 18 19 Pending before the Court is the parties’ Stipulation for Remand filed January 4, 2022. 20 (Doc. No. 16.) Plaintiff Jacob David Lamar and the Commissioner of Social Security jointly 21 stipulate to remand this case for further administrative proceedings under sentence four of 42 22 U.S.C. § 405(g) and for judgment to be entered in Plaintiff’s favor. (Id.) 23 The United States Supreme Court held that the Social Security Act permits remand in 24 conjunction with a judgment either affirming, reversing, or modifying the Secretary’s decision. 25 See Melkonyan v. Sullian, 501 U.S. 89, 97-98 (1991) (addressing issue of attorney’s fees under 26 the Equal Access to Justice Act and calculating deadline using date of final judgment). The 27 Melkonyan Court recognized 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) contemplates only two types of remand – 28 sentence four or sentence six. (Id. at 98.) A sentence four remand authorizes a court to enter “a 1 | judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing the decision of the Secretary, with or without 2 || resetting the cause for a rehearing.” (1d. at 98)(other citations omitted.)) 3 Here, the parties’ stipulation and proposed order seeks remand under sentence four and 4 | reversal of the Commissioner’s final decision. (Doc. 16 at 1-2.) The parties further stipulate that 5 || the Administrative Law Judge will “reevaluate Plaintiffs subjective complaints and the third- 6 | party statements; proceed with the sequential evaluation process, as appropriate; and issue a new 7 || decision.” (Id. at 2.) 8 Accordingly, it is ORDERED: 9 1. The Court APPROVES the parties’ Joint Stipulation (Doc. No. 16.) 10 2. The Commissioner of Social Security’s decision is REVERSED, judgment shall 11 | be entered in favor of Plaintiff, and this case is REMANDED to the Commissioner of Social 12 | Security for further proceedings consistent with the parties’ Joint Stipulation and this Order under 13 | 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), sentence four. 14 3. The Clerk is respectfully requested to terminate any pending motions/deadlines 15 || and close this case. 16 7 IT IS SO ORDERED. 1g | Dated: April 5, 2022 —. 7 : 7 Cb bod — SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28