Comfort v. O'Malley, Commissioner of Social Security
- Sidney Stein
- 1:24-cv-02115
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Comfort v. O’Malley, Judge Stein ordered the action reversed and remanded to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings.
Robert R. Comfort and Martin O’Malley, Commissioner of Social Security; the case returns to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings.
What happened
Robert R. Comfort brought this action against Martin O’Malley, Commissioner of Social Security. The judgment does not explain the underlying dispute or the reasons for the court’s decision.
On September 17, 2024, the court ordered that the action be reversed and remanded to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The judgment states that this ruling was based on the court’s September 17 stipulation and order.
Judge Sidney Stein is identified in the case information. The judgment was dated September 17, 2024, and signed by the acting clerk of court through a deputy clerk.
The detailed version
- Comfort v. O'Malley, Commissioner of Social Security · No. 1:24-cv-02115
- Sidney Stein
- Sept. 17, 2024
Background
The opinion is a judgment in an action brought by Robert R. Comfort against Martin O’Malley, Commissioner of Social Security. The judgment does not describe the underlying Social Security dispute or identify the specific issue presented.
Ruling
The court ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the action be reversed and remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security for further administrative proceedings. The judgment states that the ruling was made for the reasons given in the court’s September 17, 2024, stipulation and order.
The remand was issued under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), a provision that authorizes a federal court to send a Social Security case back to the Commissioner. The judgment cites Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993). It does not provide further explanation of the court’s reasoning or specify what the Commissioner must address on remand.
Disposition
The action was reversed and remanded to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. The judgment is dated September 17, 2024, and was signed by the acting clerk of court through a deputy clerk.
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