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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LISA NOVELLE THOMPSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

KILOLO KIJAKAZI,

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 

SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:21-cv-00815-HBK

ORDER GRANTING CORRECTED JOINT 

MOTION TO REMAND UNDER SENTENCE 

FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), REVERSING 

FINAL DECISION AND REMANDING 

CASE1

(Doc. No. 18)

ORDER FINDING MOTION FOR 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOOT

 (Doc. No. 13)

Pending before the Court is the Parties’ Corrected2Joint Motion to Remand filed July 14, 

2022. (Doc. No. 18). Plaintiff Lisa Novelle Thompson and the Commissioner of Social Security 

agree that this case should be remanded for further administrative proceedings under sentence 

four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). (Id.).

The United States Supreme Court held that the Social Security Act permits remand in 

conjunction with a judgment either affirming, reversing, or modifying the Secretary’s decision. 

1 Both parties have consented to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 

§636(c)(1). (Doc. No. 10). 

2 An earlier filed motion for remand (Doc. No. 17) had incorrectly identified the first name of the Plaintiff

and was mooted by the parties filing of the corrected motion.

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See Melkonyan v. Sullian, 501 U.S. 89, 97-98 (1991) (addressing issue of attorney’s fees under 

the Equal Access to Justice Act and calculating deadline using date of final judgment). The 

Melkonyan Court recognized 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) contemplates only two types of remand –

sentence four or sentence six. Id. at 98. A sentence four remand authorizes a court to enter “a 

judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing the decision of the Secretary, with or without 

resetting the cause for a rehearing.” Id. at 98 (other citations omitted). 

The Court grants the Parties’ motion to remand under sentence four and reverses the 

Commissioner’s final decision. As agreed by the Parties, upon remand, the Administrative Law 

Judge should “re-evaluate the evidence of record.” (Doc. No. 18 at 1). 

Accordingly, it is ORDERED:

1. Pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C.§ 405(g), the Court REVERSES the 

Commissioner’s decision and REMANDS this case back to the Commissioner of 

Social Security for further proceedings consistent with this Order. 

2. An application for attorney fees may be filed by separate motion.

3. Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (Doc. No. 13) is MOOT.

4. The Clerk shall enter judgment in favor of Plaintiff, terminate any pending motions

and deadlines, and close this case.

Dated: July 15, 2022 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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