Santos de Hernandez v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
- Sidney Stein
- 1:23-cv-03570
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Santos de Hernandez v. Kijakazi, Judge Stein remanded the Social Security Commissioner’s final decision for further administrative proceedings under sentence four.
Elida Santos Dehernandez and the Social Security Administration; the Commissioner’s final decision must undergo further administrative proceedings.
What happened
Elida Santos Dehernandez brought this Social Security case against Kilolo Kijakazi, the Acting Commissioner of Social Security. The judgment refers to a stipulation and order dated December 6, 2023, but does not explain the underlying dispute.
The court remanded the Commissioner’s final decision for further administrative proceedings under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). A remand sends the matter back to the agency for additional proceedings.
Judge Sidney Stein is identified as the judge. The judgment was dated December 6, 2023, and does not state what specific administrative error led to the remand.
The detailed version
- Santos de Hernandez v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration · No. 1:23-cv-03570
- Sidney Stein
- Dec. 6, 2023
Background
The case is a Social Security appeal by Elida Santos Dehernandez against Kilolo Kijakazi, identified in the caption as the Acting Commissioner of Social Security. The judgment states that the court acted for the reasons given in a stipulation and order dated December 6, 2023. The supplied judgment does not describe the underlying benefits dispute or the specific issues addressed in that stipulation and order.
Ruling
The court ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the Commissioner’s final decision was remanded to the Commissioner under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further administrative proceedings. Sentence-four remand is a court order sending a Social Security matter back to the agency for additional proceedings. The judgment cites Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993).
Disposition
The Commissioner’s final decision was remanded for further administrative proceedings. The judgment does not state the specific reason for the remand beyond referring to the parties’ stipulation and the related court order.
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