(SS) Donzell v. Commissioner of Social Security

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaNovember 10, 20221:20-cv-00418California433 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ZACHARY DONZELL, Case No. 1:20-cv-00418-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PARTIES’ MOTION TO

REMAND UNDER SENTENCE FOUR OF

v. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), REVERSING FINAL

DECISION AND REMANDING CASE1

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (Doc. No. 24) 15 Defendant. ORDER MOOTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

(Doc. No. 23) 18 Pending before the Court is the parties’ joint motion to remand filed November 7, 2022. (Doc. No. 24). Plaintiff Zachary Donzell and the Commissioner of Social Security agree that this case should be remanded for further administrative proceedings under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). (Id.). The United States Supreme Court held that the Social Security Act permits remand in conjunction with a judgment either affirming, reversing, or modifying the Secretary’s decision. See Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89,…

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