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Parties Involved:
Jo Anne B. Barnhart
Defendant
Jerry Sue Leo
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

JERRY SUE LEO, *

 *

Plaintiff, *

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v. * Civil Action No. 05-00288-P-B

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JO ANNE B. BARNHART, *

Commissioner of * 

Social Security, *

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Defendant. *

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion and

Memorandum for Entry of Judgment Pursuant to Sentence Four of 42

U.S.C. § 405(g) with Remand of the Cause to the Defendant. (Doc.

16). This Motion has been referred to the undersigned for a report

and recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local

Rule 72.2(c)(3).

In its Motion, Defendant requests a judgment, with order of

reversal, remanding the cause to the Commissioner of Social

Security for further administrative proceedings. Specifically,

Defendant states that on remand, that the Appeals Council will

consider the discrepancy, if any, between the administrative

decision currently before the Court and the favorable decision

issued on subsequent application. Additionally, Defendant states

that Plaintiff’s counsel has been contacted and there is no

objection to the motion to remand.

Upon consideration of the foregoing, and the language of

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Although this Court’s review of the denial of an application for

supplemental security income falls under 42 U.S.C. § 1383(c)(3), remand is

proper under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (which applies to disability insurance

benefits as opposed to supplemental security income) because Section

1383(c)(3) provides that “[t]he final determination of the Commissioner of

Social Security after a hearing under paragraph (1) shall be subject to

judicial review as provided in section 405(g) of this title to the same extent

as the Commissioner’s final determinations under section 405 of this title.”

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sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g)1 empowering this Court “to

enter, upon the pleadings and transcript of the record, a judgment

affirming, modifying, or reversing the decision of the Commissioner

of Social Security, with or without remanding the cause for a

rehearing,” the undersigned recommends that Defendant’s motion to

remand be GRANTED and that the Court enter judgment reversing the

decision of the Commissioner and remanding this cause to the

Commissioner for action consistent with Defendant’s motion to

remand. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g); Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89, 90

(1991). This remand, pursuant to sentence four of section 205(g)

of the Social Security Act, makes Plaintiff a prevailing party for

purposes of the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). 28 U.S.C. §

2412; Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 298 (1993).

The attached sheet contains important information regarding

objections to the report and recommendation of the Magistrate

Judge. 

DONE this 18th day of January, 2006. 

 /s/ SONJA F. BIVINS 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S EXPLANATION OF PROCEDURAL RIGHTS

AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION

AND FINDINGS CONCERNING NEED FOR TRANSCRIPT

1. Objection. Any party who objects to this recommendation or

anything in it must, within ten days of the date of service of this

document, file specific written objections with the clerk of court.

Failure to do so will bar a de novo determination by the district

judge of anything in the recommendation and will bar an attack, on

appeal, of the factual findings of the magistrate judge. See 28

U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(c); Lewis v. Smith, 855 F.2d 736, 738 (11th Cir.

1988). The procedure for challenging the findings and

recommendations of the magistrate judge is set out in more detail

in SD ALA LR 72.4 (June 1, 1997), which provides, in part, that:

A party may object to a recommendation entered by a

magistrate judge in a dispositive matter, that is, a

matter excepted by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A), by filing a

“Statement of Objection to Magistrate Judge’s

Recommendation” within ten days after being served with

a copy of the recommendation, unless a different time is

established by order. The statement of objection shall

specify those portions of the recommendation to which

objection is made and the basis for the objection. The

objecting party shall submit to the district judge, at

the time of filing the objection, a brief setting forth

the party’s arguments that the magistrate judge’s

recommendation should be reviewed de novo and a different

disposition made. It is insufficient to submit only a

copy of the original brief submitted to the magistrate

judge, although a copy of the original brief may be

submitted or referred to and incorporated into the brief

in support of the objection. Failure to submit a brief

in support of the objection may be deemed an abandonment

of the objection.

A magistrate judge’s recommendation cannot be appealed to a

Court of Appeals; only the district judge’s order or judgment can

be appealed.

2. Opposing party’s response to the objection. Any opposing

party may submit a brief opposing the objection within ten (10)

days of being served with a copy of the statement of objection.

FED. R. CIV. P. 72; SD ALA LR 72.4(b). 

3. Transcript (applicable where proceedings tape recorded).

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b), the magistrate

judge finds that the tapes and original records in this action are

adequate for purposes of review. Any party planning to object to

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this recommendation, but unable to pay the fee for a transcript, is

advised that a judicial determination that transcription is

necessary is required before the United States will pay the cost of

the transcript.

 /s/ SONJA F. BIVINS 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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