Gregory F. v. King
- Laura Provinzino
- 0:23-cv-03787
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
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In Gregory F. v. King, Judge Provinzino remanded the Social Security case for further proceedings, adopting the magistrate judge’s recommendation.
Gregory F. and the Social Security Administration are directly affected. The case returns to the Social Security Administration for further proceedings.
What happened
Gregory F. v. King concerned a request for relief involving the Social Security Administration. Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois recommended sending the case back to the agency for further proceedings.
The court said remand was especially appropriate because a new and severe impairment arose after the state agency consultant gave an opinion, and the Administrative Law Judge discounted the only medical opinion addressing that impairment. No objections were filed, so the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error and found none.
Judge Laura M. Provinzino adopted the recommendation, granted Gregory F.’s request for relief in part and denied it in part, denied the defendant’s request for relief, and remanded the case to the Social Security Administration for further proceedings.
The detailed version
- Gregory F. v. King · No. 0:23-cv-03787
- Laura M. Provinzino
- Jan. 27, 2025
Background
The court considered a report and recommendation from United States Magistrate Judge Leo I. Brisbois. The recommendation advised remanding Gregory F.’s case to the Social Security Administration for additional proceedings. The opinion identifies Michelle King as the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration.
Reason for Remand
The court stated that remand was particularly appropriate because an entirely new and severe impairment arose after the state agency consultant issued an opinion. The Administrative Law Judge discounted the only medical opinion in the record concerning that new and severe impairment.
Review and Ruling
No objections to the report and recommendation were filed within the permitted period. The court therefore reviewed it for clear error and found none. Judge Laura M. Provinzino ordered that the report and recommendation be adopted; Gregory F.’s request for relief be granted in part and denied in part, as set out in the report and recommendation; the defendant’s request for relief be denied; and the case be remanded to the Social Security Administration for further proceedings. The opinion does not provide the details of the portions of Gregory F.’s request that were granted and denied.
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