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Covington v. Astrue

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Apr 22, 2011
CIVIL ACTION No. 10-2245 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 22, 2011)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION No. 10-2245.

April 22, 2011


ORDER


AND NOW, on this 22 day of April, 2011, upon careful consideration of Plaintiff Ereina Covington's Complaint (ECF No. 3) and Brief and Statement of the Issues in Support of Request for Review (ECF No. 10), it is hereby ORDERED as follows:

1. Plaintiff's Request for Review is GRANTED insofar as Plaintiff requests that the matter be vacated and remanded, and DENIED insofar as Plaintiff requests reversal of the Commissioner's decision and an award of benefits;
2. The matter is remanded to the Commissioner, pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), for further proceedings consistent with the discussion set forth in the accompanying Memorandum on Request for Review; and
3. This case shall be CLOSED for statistical purposes.


Summaries of

Covington v. Astrue

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Apr 22, 2011
CIVIL ACTION No. 10-2245 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 22, 2011)
Case details for

Covington v. Astrue

Case Details

Full title:EREINA COVINGTON, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social…

Court:United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Apr 22, 2011

Citations

CIVIL ACTION No. 10-2245 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 22, 2011)

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