751355, at *11-16 (D. N.J. Dec. 19, 2022); M.A.K. v. Kijakazi, 2022 WL 16855690, at *4 (D. Colo. Nov. 10, 2022); Bauer v. Kijakazi, 2022 WL 2918917. At *2-9 (N.D. Iowa July 25, 2022); Sidney M. v. Kijakazi, 2022 WL 4482859, at *15-21 (N.D. Iowa Sept. 26, 2022); Brent Z. v. Kijakazi, 2023 WL 1110449, at *11 (D. Minn. Jan. 30, 2023); Snyder v. Kijakazi, 2022 WL 4464847, at *15-23 (N.D. Iowa Sept. 26, 2022); Mia S. v. Kijakazi, 2022 WL 3577023, at *13-14 (D. Neb. Aug. 19, 2022); Jamie K. v. Kijakazi, 2022 WL 3577013, at *14-15 (D. Neb. Aug. 19, 2022); Parker v. Kijakazi, 2022 WL 2163007, at *2 (W.D. N.C. June 15, 2022); Early v. Kijakazi, 2022 WL 2057467, at *3 (W.D. N.C. June 7, 2022); Avalon v. Kijakazi, 2022 WL 1746976, at *8 (D. Nev. May 27, 2022); Thomas S. v. Commissioner, 2022 WL 268844, at *3 n.2 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 28, 2022); Donta J. v. Saul, No. 2:20-cv-131, 2021 WL 3705145, at *7 (E.D. Va. Apr. 2, 2021), report and recommendation adopted, 2021 WL 2711467 (E.D. Va. Jul. 1, 2021); Taylor v. Saul, 2019 WL 3837975, at *4 (W.D. Va. Aug. 15, 2019); Mark F. v. Berryhill, 2019 WL 1055098, at n.2 (S.D. Ind. Mar. 6, 2019); Vickie H. v. Berryhill, 2019 WL 1370700, at n.2 (S.D. Ind. Mar. 1, 2019), report and recommendation adopted, 2019 WL 1367537 (S.D. Ind. Mar. 26, 2019); Charles K. v. Berryhill, 2019 WL 667760, at n.2 (S.D. Ind. Feb. 15, 2019); Lopez Davila v. Berryhill, 2018 WL 6704772, at *1 n.1 (D. Mass. Nov. 6, 2018); Patterson v. Berryhill, 2018 WL 8367459, at *1 (W.D. Pa. June 14, 2018). The FVRA prescribes time limits for acting service in 5 U.S.C. § 3346.
See, e.g., Williams v. Kijakazi, No. 1:21-CV-141, 2022 WL 2163008, at *2-4 (W.D. N.C. June 15, 2022); Taylor v. Kijakazi, No. 1:21-CV-648, 2022 WL 4668273, at *9, (M.D. N.C. Aug. 2, 2022); Black v. Kijakazi, No. 1:21-CV-322, 2022 WL 2977340, at *3 (W.D. N.C. July 27, 2022); Edwards v. Comm'r of Social Sec., No. 1:21-CV-00134, 2022 WL 3352298, at *4 (W.D.N.C); Call v. Comm'r of Social Sec., No. 5:21-CV-00145, 2023 WL 1093670, at *5 (W.D. N.C. Jan. 10, 2023); Stanley v. Kijakazi, No. 1:22-CV-43, 2023 WL 318581, at *12 (M.D. N.C. Jan. 29, 2023); Allison v. Kijakazi, No. 1:21-CV-890, 2023 WL 143201, at *12 (M.D. N.C. Jan. 10, 2023); Huntsinger v. Comm'r of Social Sec., No. 1:21-CV-00267, 2023 WL 1456187, at *4 (W.D. N.C. Jan. 4, 2023); Brooks v. Kijakazi, No. 1:21-CV-609, 2022 WL 2834345, at *16 (M.D. N.C. July 20, 2022); Donta J. v. Saul, No. 2:20-CV-131, 2021 WL 3705145, at *7 (E.D. Va. Apr. 2, 2021), adopted by 2021 WL 2711467 (E.D. Va. July 1, 2021); Taylor v. Saul, No. 1:16-CV-00044, 2019 WL 1055098, at *4 (W.D. Va. Aug. 15, 2019).
See, e.g., Williams v. Kijakazi, No. 1:21-CV-141, 2022 WL 2163008, at *2-4 (W.D. N.C. June 15, 2022); Taylor v. Kijakazi, No. 1:21-CV-648, 2022 WL 4668273, at *9, (M.D. N.C. Aug. 2, 2022); Black v. Kijakazi, No. 1:21-CV-322, 2022 WL 2977340, at *3 (W.D. N.C. July 27, 2022); Edwards v. Comm'r of Social Sec., No. 1:21-CV-00134, 2022 WL 3352298, at *4 (W.D.N.C); Call v. Comm'r of Social Sec., No. 5:21-CV-00145, 2023 WL 1093670, at *5 (W.D. N.C. Jan. 10, 2023); Stanley v. Kijakazi, No. 1:22-CV-43, 2023 WL 318581, at *12 (M.D. N.C. Jan. 29, 2023); Allison v. Kijakazi, No. 1:21-CV-890, 2023 WL 143201, at *12 (M.D. N.C. Jan. 10, 2023); Huntsinger v. Comm'r of Social Sec., No. 1:21-CV-00267, 2023 WL 1456187, at *4 (W.D. N.C. Jan. 4, 2023); Brooks v. Kijakazi, No. 1:21-CV-609, 2022 WL 2834345, at *16 (M.D. N.C. July 20, 2022); Donta J. v. Saul, No. 2:20-CV-131, 2021 WL 3705145, at *7 (E.D. Va. Apr. 2, 2021), adopted by 2021 WL 2711467 (E.D. Va. July 1, 2021); Taylor v. Saul, No. 1:16-CV-00044, 2019 WL 1055098, at *4 (W.D. Va. Aug. 15, 2019).
57-58 (D.D.C. 2020) (although “far more than 210 days passed” after resignation of permanent official before submission of nomination, a “separate provision of the FVRA permits an acting official to serve ‘from the date of' a first nomination for the vacant office and ‘for the period that the nomination is pending in the Senate,'” such that acting official could “lawfully serv[e] as Acting Secretary” upon submission of nomination). AccordDonta J. v. Saul, No. 2:20-cv-131-RGD-DEM, 2021 WL 3705145, at *7 (E.D. Va. Apr. 2, 2021), adopted by 2021 WL 2711467 (E.D. Va. Jul. 1, 2021); Austin v. Saul, No. 19-CV-3017-CJW, 2020 WL 5229540, at *16 n.7 (N.D. Iowa May 12, 2020), adopted by 2020 WL 3100838 (N.D. Iowa June 11, 2020); Heins v. Saul, No. 19-CV-2043-LTS, 2020 WL 6052583, at *21 n.18 (N.D. Iowa June 11, 2020), adopted by 2020 WL 4369450 (N.D. Iowa July 30, 2020); Taylor v. Saul, No. 1:16-cv-00044, 2019 WL 3837975, at *4 (W.D. Va. Aug. 15, 2019); MarkF. v. Berryhill, No. 1:18-cv-02031-MJD-TWP, 2019 WL 1055098, at n.2 (S.D. Ind. Mar. 6, 2019); Vickie H. v. Berryhill, No. 1:18-cv-00351-SEB-DLP, 2019 WL 1370700, at n.2 (S.D. Ind. Mar. 1, 2019), adopted by 2019 WL 1367537 (S.D. Ind. Mar. 26, 2019); Charles K. v. Berryhill, No. 1:18-cv-02013-JPH-DML, 2019 WL 667760, at n.2 (S.D. Ind. Feb. 15, 2019); Lopez Davila v. Berryhill, No. 17-cv-12212-ADB, 2018 WL 6704722, at *1 n.1 (D. Mass. Nov. 6, 2018); Patterson v. Berryhill, No. 2:18-cv-00193, 2018 WL 8367459, at *1 (W.D. Pa. June 14, 2018). See also, Avalon v. Kijakazi, No. 2:21-cv-02051-NJK, 2022 WL 1746976, at *7 (D. Nev. May 25, 2022) (holding that “the overwhelming weight of authority addressing this issue recognizes that the FVRA contains a spring-back provision that made Acting Commissioner Berryhill's appointment valid at the time she appointed the ALJs and Appeals Council Jud
The majority of courts have held that failure to raise the claim during the administrative proceedings results in forfeiture. See, e.g. Rebecca Lou Younger v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Admin, No. CV-18-2975, 2020 WL 57814, at *5 (D. Ariz., Jan. 6, 2020) (referencing string cite of district court decisions finding forfeiture); Taylor v. Saul, No. 1:16-cv-44, 2019 WL 3837975, at *5-6 (W.D. Va. Aug. 15, 2019); Hodge v. Saul, No. 1:18-cv-206, 2019 WL 3767130 (M.D.N.C. Aug. 9, 2019). However, a growing body of courts have held the opposite.
Lastly, since Lucia (and notwithstanding contrary rulings in Probst v. Berryhill, 377 F. Supp. 3d 578 (E.D.N.C. 2019), appeal filed, No. 19-1529 (4th Cir. May 17, 2019), and Bradshaw v. Berryhill, 372 F. Supp. 3d 349 (E.D.N.C. 2019), appeal filed, No. 19-1531 (4th Cir. May 17, 2019)), other district courts in the Fourth Circuit overwhelmingly have rejected as forfeited challenges to the SSA's ALJs under the Appointments Clause when the plaintiff did not raise the issue while his or her claim remained pending before the SSA. See, e.g., Joines v. Berryhill, No. 5:18CV65, 2019 WL 4197190, at *4 (W.D.N.C. Sept. 4, 2019) (unpublished); Lamb v. Berryhill, No. 1:18CV202, 2019 WL 4197182, at *2-3 (W.D.N.C. Sept. 4, 2019) (unpublished); Taylor v. Saul, No. 1:16CV44, 2019 WL 3837975, at *4-6 (W.D. Va. Aug. 15, 2019) (unpublished); Harris v. Saul, No. 4:18CV135, 2019 WL 2865840, at *5 (E.D.N.C. July 2, 2019) (unpublished); Lewark v. Saul, No. 2:18CV45, 2019 WL 2619370, at *2 (E.D.N.C. June 26, 2019) (unpublished); Morrison v. Berryhill, No. 5:18CV156, 2019 WL 2607026, at *1 (W.D.N.C. June 25, 2019) (unpublished); Edwards v. Berryhill, No. 3:18CV615, 2019 WL 2619542, at *4-5 (E.D. Va. June 6, 2019) (unpublished), recommendation adopted, 2019 WL 2620005 (E.D. Va. June 26, 2019) (unpublished); Edwards v. Berryhill, No. 2:18CV121, 2019 WL 1919167, at *4 (E.D. Va. Apr. 29, 2019) (unpublished); Shelton v. Berryhill, No. 2:17CV609, 2019 WL 1330897, at *11-12 (E.D. Va. Mar. 25, 2019) (unpublished), appeal filed, No. 19-1715 (4th Cir. July 8, 2019); Shipman v. Berryhill, No. 1:17CV309, 2019 WL 281313, at *3 (W.D.N.C. Jan. 22, 2019) (unpublished). In sum, the Court should conclude that Plaintiff's failure to raise her challenge under the Appointments Clause while her claim remained pending before the SSA f
Lastly, since Lucia (and notwithstanding Bradshaw and Probst), other district courts in the Fourth Circuit overwhelmingly have rejected as forfeited challenges to the SSA's ALJs under the Appointments Clause when the plaintiff did not raise the issue while his or her claim remained pending before the SSA. See, e.g., Joines v. Berryhill, No. 5:18CV65, 2019 WL 4197190, at *4 (W.D.N.C. Sept. 4, 2019) (unpublished); Lamb v. Berryhill, No. 1:18CV202, 2019 WL 4197182, at *2-3 (W.D.N.C. Sept. 4, 2019) (unpublished); Taylor v. Saul, No. 1:16CV44, 2019 WL 3837975, at *4-6 (W.D. Va. Aug. 15, 2019) (unpublished); Harris v. Saul, No. 4:18CV135, 2019 WL 2865840, at *5 (E.D.N.C. July 2, 2019) (unpublished); Lewark v. Saul, No. 2:18CV45, 2019 WL 2619370, at *2 (E.D.N.C. June 26, 2019) (unpublished); Morrison v. Berryhill, No. 5:18CV156, 2019 WL 2607026, at *1 (W.D.N.C. June 25, 2019) (unpublished); Edwards v.Berryhill, No. 3:18CV615, 2019 WL 2619542, at *4-5 (E.D. Va. June 6, 2019) (unpublished), recommendation adopted, 2019 WL 2620005 (E.D. Va. June 26, 2019) (unpublished); Edwards v. Berryhill, No. 2:18CV121, 2019 WL 1919167, at *4 (E.D. Va. Apr. 29, 2019) (unpublished); Shelton v. Berryhill, No. 2:17CV609, 2019 WL 1330897, at *11-12 (E.D. Va. Mar. 25, 2019) (unpublished), appeal filed, No. 19-1715 (4th Cir. July 8, 2019); Shipman v. Berryhill, No. 1:17CV309, 2019 WL 281313, at *3 (W.D.N.C. Jan. 22, 2019) (unpublished). In sum, the Court should conclude that Plaintiff's failure to raise her challenge under the Appointments Clause while her claim remained pending before the SSA fo