Powers 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). The court reversed the Commissioner of Social Security’s final decision and remanded the case for further administrative proceedings, including possible further record development, a new hearing, and a new decision.

Holdings

1. The court may remand a Social Security case under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) by entering a judgment reversing the Commissioner's decision and remanding for further proceedings.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should grant the parties' stipulated request for a sentence-four remand under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
2. Whether the Commissioner's final decision should be reversed in conjunction with the sentence-four remand.

Disposition

reversed_and_remanded