Layco v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
- Andrew Carter
- 1:24-cv-08880
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Layco v. Commissioner, Judge Carter reversed the Social Security decision and ordered further proceedings and a new decision.
Layco and the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration; the case returns to the agency for further proceedings and a new decision.
What happened
In Layco v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, the court entered judgment based on a stipulation and order dated August 13, 2025.
The court reversed the Commissioner's decision and sent the case back to the Social Security Administration for further administrative proceedings and a new decision. On remand, Layco will be offered an opportunity for a hearing.
Judge Andrew Carter's court directed the Clerk to enter judgment. The judgment cites the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) as the authority for the remand.
The detailed version
- Layco v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration · No. 1:24-cv-08880
- Andrew Carter
- Aug. 13, 2025
Background
The judgment concerns the Commissioner's decision in Layco's Social Security case. It states that the judgment is entered for the reasons given in a stipulation and order dated August 13, 2025.
Ruling and disposition
The court reversed the Commissioner's decision. It remanded the action to the Commissioner of Social Security under the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further administrative proceedings and a new decision. The judgment also states that, on remand, Layco will be offered an opportunity for a hearing. The Clerk was directed to enter judgment.
Effect
The administrative decision was not left in place. The case returns to the Social Security Administration for additional proceedings and a new decision; the judgment does not state what that decision must be. Judge Andrew Carter is identified in the case information supplied with the opinion.
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