Castillo v. Kijakazi
- Barbara Moses
- 1:23-cv-09836
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In DASYCASTILLO v. Commissioner of Social Security, Judge Moses reversed the Commissioner’s decision and remanded the case for a hearing and new decision.
DASYCASTILLO and the Commissioner of Social Security are affected. The Commissioner must provide DASYCASTILLO an opportunity for a hearing and issue a new decision.
What happened
In DASYCASTILLO v. Commissioner of Social Security, the court entered judgment on June 4, 2024, based on the parties’ stipulation and the court’s related order.
The court reversed the Commissioner’s decision and sent the case back for further administrative proceedings. On remand, the Commissioner must offer DASYCASTILLO a hearing and issue a new decision.
Judge Barbara Moses is identified as the judge in the supplied case information. The judgment was entered by the clerk of court, and the opinion text does not explain the underlying reason for the reversal beyond referring to the June 4 stipulation and order.
The detailed version
- Castillo v. Kijakazi · No. 1:23-cv-09836
- Barbara Moses
- June 4, 2024
Background
DASYCASTILLO challenged a decision by the Commissioner of Social Security. The judgment states that the court acted for the reasons given in a stipulation and order dated June 4, 2024. That stipulation and order is not included in the provided opinion text, so the specific error in the Commissioner’s decision cannot be identified here.
Ruling
The court reversed the Commissioner’s decision and remanded the action to the Commissioner under the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). A remand sends the case back to the agency for additional proceedings. The judgment directs the Commissioner to offer DASYCASTILLO an opportunity for a hearing and to issue a new decision.
Disposition
The action was remanded for further administrative proceedings. The judgment was dated June 4, 2024, in New York, New York, and was entered by the clerk of court. Judge Barbara Moses is identified in the supplied case information; the judgment itself is signed by the clerk and deputy clerk.
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