Opinion

Brown v. Social Security Administration

Court
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Filed
May 4, 2021
Cited by
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Authority
More cited than 17.0%

The opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

NORTHERN DIVISION

KEITH WILLIAM BROWN PLAINTIFF

v. NO. 3:20-cv-00155- JTR

ANDREW SAUL,

Acting Commissioner,

Social Security Administration DEFENDANT

ORDER

Plaintiff, Keith William Brown, seeks judicial review of the administrative

denial of his claims for disability insurance benefits. Doc. 2. The Commissioner has

filed an Unopposed Motion to Reverse and Remand for further administrative

proceedings, pursuant to the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Doc. 16. The

Motion states that Brown’s counsel agrees to the requested reversal and remand. Id.

at 1. Under the circumstances, remand is appropriate.

Accordingly, the Commissioner’s Unopposed Motion to Reverse and

Remand, Doc. 16, is GRANTED. The Commissioner’s prior decision is

REVERSED and this matter is REMANDED for further administrative proceedings

and issuance of a new decision. This is a “sentence four” remand within the meaning

of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991).

IT IS SO ORDERED this 4" day of May, 2021.

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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