Opinion
Case No. 3:15-cv-182
10-07-2015
JAMES D. COPE, JR., Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
Chief Magistrate Judge Michael J. Newman
DECISION AND ENTRY
This social security case is presently before the Court on the parties' Joint Motion for Remand (Doc. 8). The parties agree that this matter should be remanded to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings, pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). (Id.) On remand, the Appeals Council will vacate all findings in the Administrative Law Judge's Decision. The Commissioner will conduct further proceedings, develop the administrative record as necessary to determine whether Plaintiff is disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act, and issue a new decision.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT:
1. The Joint Motion for Remand (Doc. 8) is GRANTED;
2. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter Judgment in Plaintiffs favor under Fed. R. Civ. P. 58;
3. This matter is REMANDED to the Social Security Administration, pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), for further consideration consistent with this Decision and Entry and the parties' stipulation; and
4. The case is terminated on the docket of this Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED. Date: 10/7/15
/s/_________
Walter Herbert Rice
United States District Judge