Commissioner of Social Security v. Plaintiff
- Gabriel Gorenstein
- 1:25-cv-01005
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Plaintiff v. Commissioner of Social Security, Judge Gorenstein reversed the decision and remanded for a hearing and new decision.
The Plaintiff and the Commissioner of Social Security; the case returns to the Social Security Administration for further proceedings, including an opportunity for a hearing and a new decision.
What happened
In Plaintiff v. Commissioner of Social Security, the court entered judgment based on a stipulation and order dated September 12, 2025.
The judgment does not explain the specific reasons for the reversal. It states that the Commissioner’s decision was reversed and that the case would return for further administrative proceedings, including an opportunity for a hearing and a new decision.
Judge Gorenstein presided over the case, which was remanded under the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
The detailed version
- Commissioner of Social Security v. Plaintiff · No. 1:25-cv-01005
- Gabriel Gorenstein
- Sept. 15, 2025
Background
The opinion is a judgment in a Social Security case. It states that the judgment was entered for the reasons given in a stipulation and order dated September 12, 2025. That stipulation and order is not included in the provided text, so the specific dispute and reasons for the ruling are unclear.
Ruling
The court reversed the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision and remanded the action to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. Those proceedings must include an opportunity for a hearing and a new decision. The judgment cites the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), the provision authorizing this type of remand.
Effect
The provided judgment sends the matter back to the Social Security Administration for additional proceedings and a new decision. It does not state what that new decision must be or identify the specific errors in the Commissioner’s earlier decision.
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