Murphy v. Commissioner of Social Security
- 1:25-cv-02974
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Murphy v. Commissioner of Social Security: the court reversed and remanded the decision, and no judge is identified.
Murphy and the Commissioner of Social Security; the case returns to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings and a new decision.
What happened
In Murphy v. Commissioner of Social Security, Murphy challenged a decision by the Commissioner of Social Security. The provided judgment does not explain the underlying dispute or the reasons for the Commissioner’s decision.
Based on a stipulation and order dated August 20, 2025, the court reversed the Commissioner’s decision and remanded the case for further administrative proceedings and a new decision.
The judgment is dated August 20, 2025, and identifies no judge; the court’s clerk signed it. Murphy and the Commissioner are affected by the remand.
The detailed version
- Murphy v. Commissioner of Social Security · No. 1:25-cv-02974
- Aug. 20, 2025
Background
The provided judgment identifies Murphy as the plaintiff and the Commissioner of Social Security as the defendant. It does not describe the underlying claim, the Commissioner’s decision, or the parties’ arguments.
Ruling
The judgment states that, for the reasons in the court’s stipulation and order dated August 20, 2025, the Commissioner’s decision was reversed. The action was remanded to the Commissioner under the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further administrative proceedings and a new decision. The judgment cites Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993).
Effect
The Commissioner must conduct further administrative proceedings and issue a new decision. The provided text does not state what that decision must be or resolve the underlying Social Security dispute. No judge is identified in the provided text; the judgment was signed by the clerk of court through a deputy clerk.
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