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S.D.N.Y.Substantive rulingFiled Aug. 4, 2025

Henry v. Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

Judge
Jesse Furman
Docket
1:25-cv-00275
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Social Security
In one sentence

In Henry v. Acting Commissioner, Judge Furman reversed the Social Security decision and remanded the case for further proceedings.

Who this affects

Henry and the Social Security Administration; the case will proceed through further administrative proceedings, including an offered hearing before a different administrative law judge.

What happened

In Henry v. Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, the judgment does not explain the underlying dispute or why the Commissioner’s decision was challenged. It says only that the court acted for the reasons given in a separate stipulation and order dated August 4, 2025.

The court reversed the Commissioner’s decision and remanded the case for further administrative proceedings. On remand, the Commissioner must offer Henry a hearing before a different administrative law judge. The clerk was directed to enter judgment, and the case was closed.

Judge Jesse Furman is identified in the case information as the judge. The judgment itself is signed by the clerk of court, Tammi M. Hellwig, on August 4, 2025.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Henry v. Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration · No. 1:25-cv-00275
Judge
Jesse Furman
Date
Aug. 4, 2025

Background

The opinion text is a judgment and does not describe the underlying Social Security dispute, the administrative proceedings, or the reasons for challenging the Commissioner’s decision. It states that the court’s action is based on a separate stipulation and order dated August 4, 2025.

Ruling

The court reversed the Commissioner’s decision and remanded the action to the Commissioner of Social Security under the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). A remand sends the matter back for additional administrative proceedings. The judgment specifically requires the Commissioner to offer Henry a hearing before a different administrative law judge. The clerk was directed to enter judgment, and the case was closed.

Disposition

The judgment reverses the Commissioner’s decision and remands the case for further administrative proceedings. The judgment is dated August 4, 2025, and is signed by Clerk of Court Tammi M. Hellwig on behalf of the clerk’s office.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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