Antonia Estorga Coleman v. Commissioner of Social Security

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California granted the parties’ stipulated motion to remand under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and reversed the Commissioner of Social Security’s final decision. The case was remanded for further administrative proceedings, including reevaluation of the plaintiff’s subjective complaints and residual functional capacity and issuance of a new decision.

Holdings

1. The court may remand a Social Security case under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) in conjunction with a judgment reversing the Commissioner's final decision.
2. On remand, the Commissioner must reevaluate Plaintiff's subjective complaints and residual functional capacity, further develop the record as necessary, provide an opportunity for a hearing, continue the sequential evaluation process and obtain vocational-expert testimony if warranted, and issue a new decision.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should grant the parties' stipulated motion to remand under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
2. What proceedings the Commissioner must undertake on remand.

Disposition

reversed_and_remanded