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S.D.N.Y.Substantive rulingFiled July 13, 2023

Urena De La Cruz v. Commissioner of Social Security

Judge
John Koeltl
Docket
1:22-cv-03701
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Social SecurityCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Gerenli Urena De La Cruz v. Kijakazi, Judge Koeltl ordered the action reversed and remanded for further proceedings.

Who this affects

Gerenli Urena De La Cruz and the Commissioner of Social Security; the case returns to the agency for further administrative proceedings.

What happened

Gerenli Urena De La Cruz v. Kijakazi concerns a challenge involving Social Security benefits. The opinion does not explain the underlying dispute.

The court referred to a stipulation and order dated July 13, 2023. The contents of that stipulation and order are not included in the judgment.

Judge Koeltl ordered the action reversed and remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security for further administrative proceedings under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).

The detailed version

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Case
Urena De La Cruz v. Commissioner of Social Security · No. 1:22-cv-03701
Judge
John Koeltl
Date
July 13, 2023

Background

The judgment identifies Gerenli Urena De La Cruz as the plaintiff and Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, as the defendant. The judgment itself does not describe the underlying claims, the agency's decision, or the reasons for the court's ruling.

Court's action

The court stated that, for the reasons in a stipulation and order dated July 13, 2023, the action was reversed and remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security for further administrative proceedings. The remand was made under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), the provision governing certain court remands in Social Security cases.

Result

Judge John Koeltl's court entered judgment reversing and remanding the action for further administrative proceedings. The judgment does not provide additional details about what those proceedings must address.

The authoritative version

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