Nusbaum v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
- Figueredo
- 1:20-cv-04488
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Nusbaum v. Commissioner, Judge Figueredo vacated the Commissioner’s decision and remanded the benefits matter for further agency proceedings.
David Benjamin Nusbaum and the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration; the matter returns to the agency for further proceedings concerning Nusbaum’s entitlement to benefits.
What happened
In Nusbaum v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, David Benjamin Nusbaum’s case concerned his entitlement to Social Security benefits. The district court’s order followed action by the Second Circuit.
On June 27, 2024, the Second Circuit granted the parties’ joint request to vacate the district court’s judgment. It directed the district court to vacate the Commissioner’s final decision and send the matter back to the agency for further proceedings.
On March 19, 2025, Judge Valerie Figueredo vacated the Commissioner’s December 20, 2018 final decision and remanded the matter to the agency for further proceedings. The order did not decide whether Nusbaum was entitled to benefits.
The detailed version
- Nusbaum v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration · No. 1:20-cv-04488
- Figueredo
- Mar. 19, 2025
Background
David Benjamin Nusbaum brought this Social Security benefits case against the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. The Commissioner’s final decision was dated December 20, 2018.
Prior appellate action
On June 27, 2024, the Second Circuit granted the parties’ joint motion to vacate the district court’s judgment. The Second Circuit instructed the district court to vacate the Commissioner’s final decision and remand the matter to the agency for further proceedings concerning Nusbaum’s entitlement to benefits.
Ruling
Judge Valerie Figueredo vacated the Commissioner’s December 20, 2018 final decision and remanded the matter to the agency for further proceedings. The order did not determine whether Nusbaum is entitled to benefits.
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