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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

NORTHERN DIVISION

QUENNA OWENS, :

Plaintiff, :

vs. : CA 15-0216-C

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, :

Acting 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 the decision of the 

Commissioner of Social Security denying plaintiff benefits be reversed and remanded 

pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), see Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89, 111 

S.Ct. 2157, 115 L.Ed.2d 78 (1991), for further proceedings not inconsistent with this 

decision. The remand pursuant to sentence four of § 405(g) makes the plaintiff a 

prevailing party for purposes of the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, 

Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 113 S.Ct. 2625, 125 L.Ed.2d 239 (1993), and terminates 

this Court’s jurisdiction over this matter.

DONE this the 21st day of December, 2015.

 s/WILLIAM E. CASSADY 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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