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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

WILLIAM V. BYRD, :

Plaintiff, :

vs. : CA 06-0634-C

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, :

Commissioner of Social Security, 

:

Defendant.

JUDGMENT

In accordance with the memorandum opinion and order entered on this

date, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that this case

be remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security pursuant to sentence six

of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for consideration of new and material evidence. See

Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 292 n.2,112 S.Ct. 2625, 2629 n.2, 125

L.Ed.2d 239 (1993). With entry of this sentence-six remand, the Court “does

not rule in any way as to the correctness of the administrative determination[,]”

Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89, 98, 111 S.Ct. 2157, 2163, 115 L.Ed.2d 78

(1991), and therefore, plaintiff is not a prevailing party for purposes of the

Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. See Schaefer, supra, 509 U.S.

at 297-298 & 300-302, 113 S.Ct. at 2629 & 2631-2632. “In sentence six cases,

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1 Although this Court retains jurisdiction over this case, the Clerk of Court is

directed to statistically close this case at this time. This case is to be statistically reopened when

the defendant files an answer along with a transcript of the administrative proceedings.

2

the [EAJA] filing period does not begin until after the postremand proceedings

are completed, the [Commissioner] returns to court, the court enters a final

judgment, and the appeal period runs.” Melkonyan, supra, 501 U.S. at 102, 111

S.Ct. at 2165.1

DONE this the 8th day of June, 2007.

 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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