(SS) Kajitani v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CATHERINE ANN KAJITANI, Case No. 1:24-cv-00296-HBK 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PARTIES’
STIPULATED MOTION TO REMAND
13 v. UNDER SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), REVERSING FINAL DECISION AND 14 MARTIN O’MALLEY, REMANDING CASE1
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
15 SECURITY, (Doc. No. 12)
16 Defendant. 17 18 19 Pending before the Court is the parties’ joint motion to remand filed May 7, 2024. (Doc. 20 No. 12). Plaintiff Catherine Ann Kajitani and the Commissioner of Social Security agree that this 21 case should be remanded for further administrative proceedings under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. 22 § 405(g). (Id.). 23 The United States Supreme Court held that the Social Security Act permits remand in 24 conjunction with a judgment either affirming, reversing, or modifying the Secretary’s decision. 25 See Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89, 97-98 (1991) (addressing issue of attorney’s fees under 26 1 Both parties have…