Opinion
3:22-cv-579
02-03-2023
CHRIS GAULKE, Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant,
ORDER ON THE PARTIES' JOINT MOTION FOR REMAND FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C, § 405(g)
Honorable James D. Peterson United States Chief District Court Judge
Pursuant to the parties' joint motion to remand this action, this Court now, upon substantive review, hereby enters an order under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) reversing the Commissioner's decision with a remand of the cause to the Commissioner according to the following terms. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 296 (1993); Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89, 97-98 (1991).
On remand, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) will offer the claimant the opportunity for a hearing, obtain additional evidence as warranted, further assess the claimant's residual functional capacity based on the current evidence, obtain additional evidence from a vocational expert, and issue a new decision.
SO ORDERED.