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S.D.N.Y.Substantive rulingFiled Aug. 1, 2023

Davis v. Commissioner of Social Security

Judge
Barbara Moses
Docket
1:23-cv-01205
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Social SecurityCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Davis v. Kijakazi, Judge Moses ordered a remand for further Social Security proceedings, possibly including a new hearing and decision.

Who this affects

Pamela Davis and the Social Security Administration proceedings concerning her case.

What happened

Davis v. Commissioner of Social Security is a case brought by Pamela Davis against Kilolo Kijakazi, the Acting Commissioner of Social Security.

The court reversed the prior decision and remanded the case to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. Those proceedings may include a new hearing and decision if necessary.

The judgment identifies Judge Barbara Moses, and it relies on a July 31, 2023 stipulation and order. The court issued the judgment on August 1, 2023, under a provision of federal law governing judicial review of Social Security decisions.

The detailed version

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

Case
Davis v. Commissioner of Social Security · No. 1:23-cv-01205
Judge
Barbara Moses
Date
Aug. 1, 2023

Background

Pamela Davis sued Kilolo Kijakazi, the Acting Commissioner of Social Security. The judgment does not describe the underlying benefits dispute or explain the specific reasons for the remand. It states that the court's action was based on a stipulation and order dated July 31, 2023.

Ruling

The court reversed and remanded the action to the Commissioner of Social Security under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The case was sent back for further administrative proceedings, including, if necessary, a new hearing and decision. The judgment cites Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993).

Disposition

The judgment was dated August 1, 2023, in the Southern District of New York. Judge Barbara Moses is identified as the judge for the case, although the judgment itself was entered by the court clerk.

The authoritative version

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