Cowart v. Bisignano
- 7:25-cv-10469
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Otis Cowart v. Bisignano, the court reversed the Commissioner’s decision and remanded the matter for further administrative action.
Otis Cowart and the Social Security Administration, through the Commissioner’s final decision and the further administrative proceedings ordered on remand.
What happened
In Otis Cowart v. Bisignano, the court addressed the Commissioner of Social Security’s final decision. The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute or the reasons for that decision.
The court stated that its ruling was based on a consent order dated July 14, 2026. The text provided does not include that consent order or explain the specific issues requiring further action.
The court reversed the Commissioner’s final decision, remanded the matter to the Commissioner for further administrative action, and dismissed the case in accordance with the cited decision in Melkonyan v. Sullivan. The judge’s name is not identified in the opinion; the judgment was entered by the clerk on July 16, 2026.
The detailed version
- Cowart v. Bisignano · No. 7:25-cv-10469
- July 16, 2026
Background
The opinion is a judgment in Otis Cowart’s case against Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security. It does not state the legal claims, the administrative history, or the reasons for the Commissioner’s final decision. The judgment says the ruling is based on the Court’s Consent Order dated July 14, 2026, but that order is not included in the provided text.
Ruling
The court ordered that the Commissioner’s final decision be reversed. It remanded the matter to the Commissioner for further administrative action. A remand sends the matter back to the agency for additional action consistent with the court’s ruling.
The court also ordered that the matter be dismissed in accordance with Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991). The judgment does not state whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice. The judge’s name is not identified; the document was dated and entered by the clerk of court on July 16, 2026.
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