Opinion
18 CIVIL 1160 (KMK)(AEK)
07-13-2021
REGINALD BICKRAM, Plaintiff, v. Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
JUDGMENT
It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Stipulation and Order dated July 13, 2021, that this action be, and hereby is, remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security, pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), in connection with the Supreme Court's decision in Carr v. Saul, 141 S.Ct. 1352 (2021), in which the Court held that a claimant need not raise an Appointments Clause claim before the Social Security Administration, but may instead present it for the first time in federal court. On remand, the case will be assigned to a different administrative law judge ("ALJ") to further evaluate plaintiffs claims, plaintiff will be offered the opportunity for a hearing, and the ALJ will issue a new decision.