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Nature of Suit Code: 863
Nature of Suit: Social Security - DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
Cause of Action: 42:405 Review of HHS Decision (DIWC)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

HARRISON DIVISION

MISTY RUPERT PLAINTIFF

v. CIVIL NO. 24-3013

MARTIN J. O’MALLEY, Commissioner DEFENDANT

Social Security Administration

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Plaintiff, Misty Rupert, brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking judicial 

review of a decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (Commissioner) 

denying her claim for a period of disability, disability insurance benefits (“DIB”), and 

supplemental security income (“SSI”) benefits under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act 

(hereinafter “the Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 423(d)(1)(A), 1382c(a)(3)(A). (ECF No. 2). The Defendant 

filed the electronic Certified Administrative Record (CAR) on June 17, 2024. (ECF No. 9). 

Plaintiff filed her appeal brief on July 15, 2024. (ECF No. 12). 

On August 14, 2024, the Commissioner filed an Unopposed Motion for Reversal and 

Remand requesting that Plaintiff's case be remanded pursuant to "sentence four" of section 

405(g) in order to conduct further administrative proceedings. (ECF No. 15). 

The exclusive methods by which a district court may remand a social security case to the 

Commissioner are set forth in "sentence four" and "sentence six" of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). A 

remand pursuant to "sentence six" is limited to two situations: where the Commissioner requests 

a remand before answering the complaint, or where the court orders the Commissioner to 

consider new, material, evidence that was not presented before the agency for good cause. The 

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fourth sentence of the statute provides that "[t]he court shall have power to enter, upon the 

pleadings and transcript of the record, a judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing the decision 

of the Commissioner of Social Security, with or without remanding the cause for a rehearing." 

42 U.S.C. § 405(g); Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 296 (1993). Here, the Court finds remand 

for the purpose of allowing the ALJ to further evaluate the evidence appropriate. 

Based on the foregoing, the undersigned GRANTS the Commissioner's Unopposed 

Motion for Reversal and Remand (ECF No. 15) and remands this case to the Commissioner for 

further administrative action pursuant to "sentence four" of section 405(g). 

DATED this 14th day of August 2024. 

 

 /s/ . HON. CHRISTY COMSTOCK

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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