The opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
No. 7:25-cv-00460-FL-RN
DERRICK BROWN, )
Plaintiff, )
v. ) ORDER
)
FRANK BISIGNANO1, )
Commissioner of Social Security, )
)
Defendant, )
______________________________ )
This matter is before the court on Plaintiff’s Motion for Judgment on the
Pleadings and Defendant’s Motion for Remand to the Commissioner for Further
Administrative Proceedings. Plaintiff’s counsel has been contacted regarding the
Government’s Motion for Remand and consents to the Remand.
Accordingly, 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 Court is directed to enter a separate judgment pursuant to Rule
58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
1 Frank Bisignano became the Commissioner of Social Security on May 6, 2025.
Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Frank Bisignano
should be substituted 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 21st day of July, 2025.
LOUISE W. FLANAGAN
United States District Judge