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*1 Case 3:25-cv-00216-GCS Document 19 Filed 07/17/25 Page 1 of 2 Page ID #516
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ELIZABETH D., [1] )
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Plaintiff, )
) vs. ) Case No. 3:25-cv-00216-GCS
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FRANK BISIGNANO, )
Commissioner of Social Security, )
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Defendant. )
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
SISON, Magistrate Judge:
Before the Court is the parties’ Agreed Motion to Remand to the Commissioner. (Doc. 18). The parties ask that this case be remanded for further proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). A sentence four remand (as opposed to a sentence six remand) depends upon a finding of error, and is itself a final, appealable order . See Melkonyan v. Sullivan , 501 U.S. 89, 98 (1991); Perlman v. Swiss Bank Corporation Comprehensive Disability Protection Plan , 195 F.3d 975, 978 (7th Cir. 1999). Upon a sentence four remand, judgment should be entered in favor of plaintiff. See Shalala v. Schaefer , 509 U.S. 292, 302-303 (1993).
The parties agree that, upon remand, the ALJ should “offer Plaintiff the opportunity for a hearing; proceed through the sequential disability evaluation process *2 Case 3:25-cv-00216-GCS Document 19 Filed 07/17/25 Page 2 of 2 Page ID #517
as appropriate; obtain supplemental vocational expert testimony if warranted; and issue a new decision.” (Doc. 18, p. 1).
For good cause shown, the parties’ Agreed Motion to Remand to the Commissioner (Doc. 18) is GRANTED . The final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying plaintiff’s application for social security disability benefits is REVERSED and REMANDED to the Commissioner for rehearing and reconsideration of the evidence, pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of plaintiff.
IT IS SO ORDERED. Digitally signed by
DATED: July 17, 2025. Judge Sison Date: 2025.07.17 11:51:13 -05'00' ___________________________________ GILBERT C. SISON United States Magistrate Judge Page 2 of 2
[1] Plaintiff’s full name will not be used in this Order due to privacy concerns. See F ED . R. C IV . P ROC . 5.2(c) and the Advisory Committee Notes thereto. Page 1 of 2