Opinion
6:20-cv-2142-DNF
09-20-2021
ROBERT LEIGHTON, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
OPINION AND ORDER
DOUGLAS N. FRAZIER, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
This matter is before the Court on the Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment With Reversal and Remand. (Doc. 19). The parties consented to proceed before a Magistrate Judge for all proceedings. (Doc. 15). The Commissioner of Social Security seeks remand: “for an administrative law judge (ALJ) to obtain evidence from a vocational expert and identify and resolve any conflicts between the occupational evidence provided by the vocational expert and information in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles; take any further action needed to complete the administrative record; and issue a new decision.” (Doc. 19, p. 1).
Accordingly, the Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment With Reversal and Remand (Doc. 20) is GRANTED as follows:
(1) Pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), the decision of the Commissioner is reversed, and this case is remanded to the Commissioner for an administrative law judge (ALJ) to obtain evidence from a vocational expert and identify and resolve any conflicts between the occupational evidence provided by the vocational expert and information in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles; take any further action needed to complete the administrative record; and issue a new decision.
(2) The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment accordingly, terminate any pending motions and deadlines, and close the file.
DONE and ORDERED.