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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:405 Review of HHS Decision (SSID)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

JANICE B. JONES, :

Plaintiff, :

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v. : CIVIL ACTION 14-00469-KD-B

:

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Commissioner of :

Social Security, :

Defendant. :

ORDER

After due and proper consideration of the issues raised, and there having been no 

objections filed, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge made under 28 U.S.C. 

§ 636(b)(l)(B) and dated April 1, 2015, is ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court. Accordingly, 

it is ORDERED that Defendant’s unopposed Motion to Remand (Doc. 10) is GRANTED, and 

that the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying Plaintiff benefits is 

REVERSED and REMANDED pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), Melkonyan v. 

Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991), for further administrative proceedings. 

The remand pursuant to sentence four of Section 405(g) makes Plaintiff a prevailing 

party for purposes of the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 

U.S. 292 (1993), and terminates this Court’s jurisdiction over this matter.

DONE and ORDERED this the 17th day of April 2015.

/s/ Kristi K. DuBose

KRISTI K. DuBOSE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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