All Courts |
Federal Courts |
US Federal District Court Cases |
District Court, E.D. North Carolina |
2024-02 |
- IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN DIVISION No. 7:23-cv-01355-D-BM ANNA SHUFORD COPELAND, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Vv. ) ) MARTIN O’MALLEY}, ) Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER This matter is before the Court based on Plaintiffs Memorandum in Support of Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and Defendant’s Motion for Remand to the Commissioner. Plaintiff, through counsel, consents to Defendant’s Motion for Remand to the Commissioner. For good cause shown, the Court hereby reverses the Commissioner’s decision under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and remands the case to the Commissioner for further proceedings. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993); Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991). The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter a separate judgment pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. ' 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, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). SO ORDERED. This the 23 day of February 2024. ics C. DEVER II United States District Judge
Document Info
Docket Number: 7:23-cv-01355
Filed Date: 2/23/2024
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 6/25/2024