Steven L. v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota granted the Commissioner's unopposed motion to reverse and remand the denial of the plaintiff's application for Social Security disability insurance benefits. The court remanded the case for further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).

Holdings

1. The court granted the unopposed motion, reversed the ALJ's decision, and remanded the matter for further administrative proceedings under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
2. Section 405(g) permits two types of remand orders: a sentence-four remand and a sentence-six remand.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should grant the Commissioner's unopposed motion to reverse and remand the ALJ's decision for further administrative proceedings under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
2. What types of remand are authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).

Disposition

reversed_and_remanded