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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

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

FORT SMITH DIVISION

KIMBERLY EASTER PLAINTIFF

v. CIVIL NO. 06-2159

JO ANNE B. BARNHART, Commissioner

Social Security Administration DEFENDANT

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Plaintiff Kimberly Easter filed this action on September 7, 2006, seeking judicial review of

a decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (Commissioner) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).

(Doc. # 1). Instead of answering the complaint, on November 14, 2006, defendant filed a motion

requesting plaintiff's case be remanded for further administrative action pursuant to sentence six of

42 U.S.C. § 405(g). (Doc. # 9). Defendant states in her motion, that the recordings of the hearings

held on April 14, 2005, and February 23, 2006, can not be located at this time. Thus, she requests

that this court remand the case for a de novo hearing. 

Pursuant to sentence six of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), a district court may remand a social security

case when the Commissioner, for good cause, requests remand to take further administrative action

before filing an answer to the complaint. 42 U.S.C. §405(g); Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 113

S.Ct. 2625 (1993). In the present case, an answer has not been filed and we find good cause exists

to support defendant’s request for remand. 

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Based on the foregoing, we hereby grant defendant's motion and remand this case to the

Commissioner for further administrative action pursuant to sentence six of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g)

DATED this 17th day of November 2006.

/s/ Honorable Beverly Stites Jones

HON. BEVERLY STITES JONES

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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