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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Apr. 30, 2024

Primo v. Commissioner of Social Security

Judge
Laura Swain
Docket
1:17-cv-06875
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
2
Social SecurityCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Primo v. Commissioner of Social Security, Judge Swain dismissed the case with prejudice after the Commissioner awarded benefits.

Who this affects

Wesley Primo’s Social Security case was closed after the Commissioner issued a favorable decision on his application for benefits.

What happened

In Wesley Primo v. Commissioner of Social Security, the court had previously sent Primo’s case back to the Commissioner for further proceedings on March 29, 2021.

The Commissioner issued a favorable decision on Primo’s application for benefits on November 27, 2023. The opinion does not state the benefits amount or explain the basis of that decision.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered the action dismissed with prejudice and directed the Clerk to enter judgment.

The detailed version

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

Case
Primo v. Commissioner of Social Security · No. 1:17-cv-06875
Judge
Laura Swain
Date
Apr. 30, 2024

Background

Wesley Primo brought this Social Security case against the Commissioner of Social Security. The action had been remanded to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings on March 29, 2021. The opinion does not provide the legal basis for that earlier remand.

On November 27, 2023, the Commissioner issued a favorable decision on Primo’s application for benefits. The opinion does not state the amount or specific type of benefits awarded.

Ruling

Upon the parties’ consent, the court ordered that the action be dismissed with prejudice. The court also directed the Clerk to enter judgment. Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the order on April 30, 2024.

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