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Parties Involved:
Michael J. Astrue
Defendant
Clemer Foster
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

CLEMER FOSTER, :

Plaintiff, :

vs. : CIVIL ACTION 07-0016-WS-C

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, :

Commissioner of Social Security, 

:

Defendant.

JUDGMENT

In accordance with the 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, 112 S.Ct. 2625, 125 L.Ed.2d 239 (1993), and

terminates this Court’s jurisdiction over this matter. 

DONE this 13th day of July, 2007.

 s/WILLIAM H. STEELE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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