Jose A. Cabral v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security

Summary

The United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin grants the parties’ joint motion for sentence-four remand under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) in a Social Security action. The court reverses the Commissioner’s decision and directs further consideration of medical source opinions and prior administrative findings, an opportunity for a hearing, completion of the administrative record, and issuance of a new decision.

Holdings

1. The court granted the parties' joint motion, reversed the Commissioner's decision, and remanded the action under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further administrative proceedings.
2. On remand, the Appeals Council must remand the matter to an Administrative Law Judge, who must further consider the medical source opinions and prior administrative findings under 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520c, offer Cabral an opportunity for a hearing, complete the administrative record, resolve the identified issues, and issue a new decision.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should grant the parties' joint motion for a sentence-four remand under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
2. What proceedings the Commissioner and the Administrative Law Judge must conduct on remand.

Disposition

reversed_and_remanded