The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
CENTRAL DIVISION
FRANKIE E. BROWN PLAINTIFF
V. No. 4:20-CV-1350-LPR-JTR
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Commissioner
Social Security Administration1 DEFENDANT
ORDER
Plaintiff, Frankie E. 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 sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Doc. 19. The Motion
states that Plaintiff’s counsel does not oppose 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. 19, 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).
1 On July 9, 2021, Kilolo Kijakazi became the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security
Administration and is substituted as the Defendant in this action. Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d).
SO ORDERED, this 22nd day of November, 2021.
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE