Moreira v. Commissioner of Social Security
- Vernon Broderick
- 1:24-cv-05043
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Moreira v. Commissioner, Judge Broderick reversed the Commissioner’s decision and remanded the case for a hearing and new decision.
Moreira and the Commissioner of Social Security; the Commissioner must conduct further proceedings, offer Moreira a hearing, and issue a new decision.
What happened
In Moreira v. Commissioner of Social Security, the court reviewed a dispute over the Commissioner’s decision.
The opinion does not explain the underlying facts or the reasons for the Commissioner’s decision. It states that the court acted for the reasons given in a stipulation and order dated April 18, 2025.
Judge Vernon Broderick’s court reversed the Commissioner’s decision and sent the case back for further administrative proceedings. The Commissioner must offer Moreira a hearing and issue a new decision. The case was closed.
The detailed version
- Moreira v. Commissioner of Social Security · No. 1:24-cv-05043
- Vernon Broderick
- Apr. 18, 2025
Background
The opinion is a judgment in Moreira’s Social Security case against the Commissioner of Social Security. It does not describe the underlying claim, the administrative record, or the reasons for the Commissioner’s decision. The judgment states that the court’s action is based on a stipulation and order dated April 18, 2025.
Ruling
The court reversed the Commissioner’s decision and remanded, or sent back, the case under the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further administrative proceedings. On remand, the Commissioner must offer Moreira an opportunity for a hearing and issue a new decision. The court stated that the case was closed. The judgment was entered by the clerk of court, and the assigned judge supplied for this case is Vernon Broderick.
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