Disla v. Commissioner of Social Security
- Kenneth Karas
- 7:20-cv-06663
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Disla v. Commissioner, Judge Karas granted Disla’s motion, denied the Commissioner’s motion, and sent the disability-benefits case back for further proceedings.
Jose Manuel Disla and the Commissioner of Social Security; the matter returns to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings.
What happened
In Disla v. Commissioner of Social Security, Jose Manuel Disla sought review of the Commissioner’s decision denying an application for disability insurance benefits and/or supplemental security income benefits.
Disla and the Commissioner each asked the court to rule in their favor based on the existing court filings. A magistrate judge recommended granting Disla’s request and denying the Commissioner’s request. Neither party objected to that recommendation.
Judge Kenneth M. Karas adopted the recommendation in full. He granted Disla’s motion, denied the Commissioner’s cross-motion, entered judgment for Disla, and remanded the matter to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings.
The detailed version
- Disla v. Commissioner of Social Security · No. 7:20-cv-06663
- Kenneth Karas
- Mar. 30, 2022
Background
Jose Manuel Disla brought the case under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), which allows a federal court to review a final decision by the Social Security Administration. Disla challenged the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision denying an application for disability insurance benefits and/or supplemental security income benefits.
Both sides filed motions for judgment on the pleadings under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c). These motions asked the court to decide the case based on the existing pleadings and filings, without a trial. The case was referred to Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy.
Report and Recommendation
On February 4, 2022, Judge McCarthy issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the court grant Disla’s motion and deny the Commissioner’s cross-motion. The parties did not file objections. Because there were no objections, Judge Karas reviewed the recommendation for clear error. He stated that he found no substantive error and adopted the recommendation.
Ruling
The court ordered that the Report and Recommendation be adopted in its entirety. Judge Karas granted Disla’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, denied the Commissioner’s Cross-Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, entered judgment in favor of Disla, and remanded the matter to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. The court also directed the clerk to terminate the pending motions and close the case.
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