(SS) Gonzalez v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRANCISCO GONZALEZ, No. 1:20-cv-00590-HBK (SS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER REVERSING COMMISSIONER’S
FINAL DECISION AND REMANDING BASED
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
ON PARTIES’ STIPULATION UNDER
SECURITY,
SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) Defendant. (Doc. No. 14)
18 Pending before the Court is the parties’ Stipulation for Voluntary Remand pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) filed December 3, 2020. (Doc. No. 14). Plaintiff Francisco Gonzalez and the Commissioner of Social Security jointly stipulate to a remand of this case for 21 further administrative proceedings under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). 22 The United States Supreme Court held that the Social Security Act only permits remand in 23 conjunction with a judgment either affirming, reversing, or modifying the Secretary’s decision. See 24 Melkonyan v. Sullian, 501 U.S. 89, 97-98 (1991) (addressing issue of attorney’s fees…