Pierce v. Commissioner of Social Security
- Katharine Parker
- 1:23-cv-02481
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Pierce v. Commissioner, Judge Parker ordered a sentence-four remand for further Social Security proceedings.
The claimant, RachelPierce, and the Social Security Administration, through the Acting Commissioner, are affected. The case returns to the Commissioner for completion of the record, a new hearing, and a new decision.
What happened
In Pierce v. Commissioner of Social Security, the court addressed the Commissioner's final decision concerning the claimant. The opinion does not explain the underlying dispute or identify the specific error in that decision.
The parties agreed that the case should return to the Social Security Administration. On remand, the Commissioner must complete the administrative record, give the claimant a new hearing, and issue a new decision.
Judge Katharine Parker's court ordered the final decision remanded under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The judgment states that the Clerk of Court must enter judgment after the stipulation and order is signed and approved.
The detailed version
- Pierce v. Commissioner of Social Security · No. 1:23-cv-02481
- Katharine Parker
- June 14, 2023
Background
The opinion is a judgment in a Social Security case brought by RachelPierce against Kilolo Kijakazi, identified in the caption as the Acting Commissioner of Social Security. The text does not describe the claimant's application, the agency's reasoning, or the specific legal or factual issues disputed by the parties.
Parties' Agreement
The parties stipulated that the Commissioner's final decision should be remanded for further administrative proceedings. They agreed that, on remand, the Commissioner would complete the administrative record, offer the claimant a new hearing, and issue a new decision.
Ruling
The court ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the Commissioner's final decision be remanded under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). A sentence-four remand sends the case back to the Commissioner for further proceedings under that statute. The judgment also directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment after the stipulation and order had been signed and approved by the court. The opinion's visible signature is from the Clerk of Court; Judge Katharine Parker is identified in the supplied case information.
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