(SS) Ruelas v. Commissioner of Social Security

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJanuary 19, 20231:21-cv-00353California437 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HERLINDA RUELAS, Case No. 1:21-cv-00353-HBK Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PARTIES’

STIPULATED MOTION TO REMAND

v. UNDER SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), REVERSING FINAL DECISION AND KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING REMANDING CASE1

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL

SECURITY, (Doc. No. 26)

Defendant. ORDER MOOTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

17 (Doc. No. 21)

19 Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated motion to remand filed on January 18, 2023. (Doc. No. 26). Plaintiff Herlinda Ruelas 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. 26 1 Both parties have consented to…

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