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Westry v. Halter

United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division
Feb 28, 2001
CA 00-0660-AH-C (S.D. Ala. Feb. 28, 2001)

Opinion

CA 00-0660-AH-C

February 28, 2001


JUDGMENT


In accordance with the order entered on this date, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying claimant benefits be reversed and this cause is hereby remanded to the Commissioner, pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405 (g), for further proceedings. The remand pursuant to sentence four of § 405(g) makes the plaintiff a prevailing party under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 113 S.Ct. 2625, 125 L.Ed.2d 239 (1993), and terminates this Court's jurisdiction over this matter.

ORDER

After due and proper consideration of all portions of this file deemed relevant to the issues raised, and there having been no objections filed, the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge made under 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(B) and dated February 1, 2001 is ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court.


Summaries of

Westry v. Halter

United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division
Feb 28, 2001
CA 00-0660-AH-C (S.D. Ala. Feb. 28, 2001)
Case details for

Westry v. Halter

Case Details

Full title:CYNTHIA P. WESTRY, Plaintiff, v. WILLIAM A. HALTER, Acting Commissioner of…

Court:United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division

Date published: Feb 28, 2001

Citations

CA 00-0660-AH-C (S.D. Ala. Feb. 28, 2001)