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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

DOROTHY M. HOLCOMBE, : 

 

 Plaintiff, : 

vs. : 

 CIVIL ACTION 15-028-KD-M 

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, : 

Commissioner of 

Social Security, : 

 Defendant. : 

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

In this action under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), Plaintiff seeks 

judicial review of an adverse social security ruling that denied

a claim for disability insurance benefits (Doc. 11). 

Defendant has filed a Motion to Remand, seeking judgment 

under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) with remand of the 

cause to the Defendant (Doc. 14). Defendant has stated that 

Plaintiff’s Attorney has no objection to the motion (Doc. 14). 

In her Motion, Defendant states that “the Commissioner’s final 

decision will be vacated, and a new decision will be issued” 

(Doc. 14, p. 2).

The Court finds that this is a tacit admission that 

Holcombe's application was not appropriately considered and that 

this action should be reversed. Without reviewing the 

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substantive evidence of record, this Court accepts Defendant's 

acknowledgment of error.

It appears to the Court that the decision of the Secretary 

should be reversed and remanded. Such remand comes under 

sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). See Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 

501 U.S. 89 (1991). 

Therefore, it is ORDERED, without objection from Plaintiff, 

that Defendant’s Motion to Remand under sentence four be GRANTED

(Doc. 14) and that this action be REVERSED and REMANDED to the 

Social Security Administration for further administrative 

proceedings not inconsistent with the orders of this Court. 

Judgment will be entered by separate order.

DONE this 23rd day of July, 2015. 

s/BERT W. MILLING, JR. 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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