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S.D.N.Y.Substantive rulingFiled Aug. 31, 2022

Garcia v. Commissioner of Social Security

Judge
Edgardo Ramos
Docket
1:21-cv-01895
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Social SecurityCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Garcia v. Commissioner of Social Security, Judge Ramos granted Garcia’s motion, denied the Commissioner’s cross-motion, and remanded the case for further proceedings.

Who this affects

Garcia and the Commissioner of Social Security; the case returns for further proceedings consistent with the Report and Recommendation.

What happened

In Garcia v. Commissioner of Social Security, the court adopted Judge Lehrburger’s report and recommendation in full. The judgment does not state the underlying Social Security dispute’s facts or reasoning.

The court granted Garcia’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and denied the Commissioner’s cross-motion. It remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the report and recommendation.

Judge Ramos is identified in the case information supplied with the opinion. The judgment also states that the parties’ failure to file written objections prevents appellate review and that the case is closed.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Garcia v. Commissioner of Social Security · No. 1:21-cv-01895
Judge
Edgardo Ramos
Date
Aug. 31, 2022

Background

The provided judgment contains no factual description of Garcia’s Social Security claim or the Commissioner’s underlying decision. It states that the court’s reasons were set out in an Opinion & Order dated August 30, 2022, and that the court adopted Judge Lehrburger’s Report and Recommendation in full.

Ruling

The court granted Garcia’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, a request for judgment based on the written record, and denied the Commissioner of Social Security’s cross-motion. The case was remanded for further proceedings consistent with the Report and Recommendation.

Other Disposition

The judgment states that the parties’ failure to file written objections precludes appellate review of the decision. It also states that the case is closed.

The authoritative version

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