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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 DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

RUBY J. ANDERSON, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:09CV681-SRW

) (WO)

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, )

Commissioner of Social Security, )

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Defendant. )

ORDER

This action is presently before the court on the motion to remand filed by the

Commissioner on October 9, 2009 (Doc. # 11). The Commissioner asks that this court

remand this action pursuant to sentence six of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g)1

 because the Commissioner

has determined that three medical exhibits are missing from the administrative transcript. 

Plaintiff’s counsel does not have copies of the exhibits and does not oppose the motion. 

Upon consideration of the Commissioner’s motion, it is 

ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED, and this action is REMANDED to the

Commissioner pursuant to sentence six of § 405(g) for further administrative proceedings.

Done, this 20th day of October, 2009.

/s/ Susan Russ Walker 

SUSAN RUSS WALKER

CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

1

 Sentence six permits remand “on motion of the Commissioner of Social Security made for

good cause shown before the Commissioner files the Commissioner’s answer . . . .” 42 U.S.C.

§ 405(g). See Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89, 100 n. 2 (1991); Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S.

292, 297 n. 2 (1993).

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