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Parties Involved:
James Michael Carr
Plaintiff
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES MICHAEL CARR,

Plaintiff,

v.

MARTIN O’MALLEY, 

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 

SECURITY,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:24-cv-00579-HBK

ORDER GRANTING PARTIES’ 

STIPULATED MOTION TO REMAND 

UNDER SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 

405(g), REVERSING FINAL DECISION AND 

REMANDING CASE1

(Doc. No. 12)

Pending before the Court is the parties’ joint motion to remand filed August 21, 2024. 

(Doc. No. 12). Plaintiff James Michael Carr 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. 

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

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). 

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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. (other citations omitted). 

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

Commissioner’s final decision. As agreed upon by the parties, upon remand, the Commissioner 

will issue a new decision.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED:

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

remand (Doc. No. 12) and REVERSES the Commissioner’s decision. This case is 

REMANDED to the Commissioner of Social Security for further proceedings 

consistent with this Order. 

2. A motion for attorney fees may be filed within thirty (30) days.

3. The Clerk shall enter judgment in favor of Plaintiff, terminate any deadlines, and close 

this case.

Dated: August 22, 2024 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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