Roundtree v. Commissioner of Social Security
- Laura Swain
- 1:19-cv-07347
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Roundtree v. Commissioner, Judge Swain granted Roundtree’s motion, denied the Commissioner’s cross-motion, and remanded for further proceedings.
Michael Roundtree and the Commissioner of Social Security; the matter returns to the Commissioner for further proceedings.
What happened
In Roundtree v. Commissioner of Social Security, Michael Roundtree asked the court to rule in his favor based on the existing record. A magistrate judge recommended granting that request and sending the matter back to the Commissioner for further proceedings.
The court adopted that recommendation after finding no clear error and noting that neither side objected. It granted Roundtree’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, denied the Commissioner’s cross-motion, and remanded the matter under sentence four of the governing Social Security statute.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the order on February 8, 2021, and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment. The order does not describe the underlying Social Security issue or the additional proceedings required on remand.
The detailed version
- Roundtree v. Commissioner of Social Security · No. 1:19-cv-07347
- Laura Swain
- Feb. 8, 2021
Background
Michael Roundtree sued the Commissioner of Social Security. The magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation stated that Roundtree had filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, meaning a request for judgment based on the parties’ written pleadings, and that the Commissioner had filed a cross-motion seeking judgment on the pleadings.
The Report and Recommendation recommended granting Roundtree’s motion, denying the Commissioner’s cross-motion, and remanding the matter to the Commissioner for further proceedings under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The order does not explain the underlying Social Security dispute or the specific error requiring further proceedings.
Court’s Review
No objections to the Report and Recommendation were received. The court explained that when no objections are made, it may adopt the report if there is no clear error on the face of the record. After carefully reviewing the report, the court found no clear error and adopted it in its entirety.
Ruling
The court granted Roundtree’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and denied the Commissioner’s cross-motion for judgment on the pleadings. It remanded the matter to the Commissioner for further proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The order resolved the two motions identified as Docket Entries 16 and 22 and requested that the Clerk of Court enter judgment accordingly.
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