Sarah H. v. Frank Bigano, Commissioner of Social Security

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois granted the parties’ agreed motion to remand a Social Security case. The court reversed the Commissioner’s decision and remanded under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for rehearing and reconsideration, directing entry of judgment for the plaintiff.

Holdings

1. The court granted the parties' agreed motion and remanded the case to the Commissioner under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for rehearing and reconsideration of the evidence.
2. Upon the sentence four remand, judgment should be entered in favor of Plaintiff.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the parties' agreed motion should be granted and the Commissioner's final decision remanded under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
2. Whether judgment should be entered in favor of Plaintiff following a sentence four remand.

Disposition

reversed_and_remanded