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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

MOLLIE R. OWES, *

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Plaintiff, *

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vs. * CIVIL ACTION 07-00065-WS-B

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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, *

Commissioner of Social Security, *

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Defendant. *

ORDER

After due and proper consideration of all portion of this file deemed relevant to the issues

raised, and there having been no objections filed, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate

Judge made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and dated May 8, 2007 is hereby ADOPTED as

the opinion of this Court. Accordingly, for good cause shown and because no answer has been filed,

it is ORDERED that Defendant’s unopposed Motion To Remand (Doc. 8) be and hereby is

GRANTED and that this action is REMANDED to the Social Security Administration pursuant to

sentence six of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for a de novo hearing, because the Commissioner is unable to

transcribe the tape of Plaintiff’s administrative hearing before the Administrative Law Judge.

Under this remand pursuant to sentence six of Section 405(g), Plaintiff is not a prevailing

party for purposes of the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. See Shalala v.

Schafer, 509 U.S. at 297-298, 300-302 (1993). 

DONE this 6th day of June, 2007.

s/WILLIAM H. STEELE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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