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Parties Involved:
Jo Anne B. Barnhart
Defendant
Kenneth B. Roye
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

KENNETH B. ROYE, )

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Plaintiff, )

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vs. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 05-0024-P-C

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JO ANNE B. BARNHART, Commissioner )

of Social Security, )

)

Defendant. )

ORDER ADOPTING THE REPORT AND

 RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE

After due and proper consideration of all portions of this file deemed relevant to the issues

raised, and there having been no objections filed, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate

Judge made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and dated August 12, 2005 (doc.14), is hereby

ADOPTED as the opinion of this court.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying

plaintiff benefits, be REVERSED and REMANDED to the Social Security Administration, pursuant to

sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), see Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991), for further

proceedings consistent with this opinion.

The Remand pursuant to sentence four of § 405(g), makes plaintiff a prevailing party under the

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Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, see Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993), and

terminates this court’s jurisdiction over the matter.

DONE the 19th day of September, 2005.

 S/Virgil Pittman 

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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