Anthony v. Social Security Administration Commissioner

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
EL DORADO DIVISION
BRET ANTHONY 	PLAINTIFF
v. 	Case No. 1:25-cv-01028
COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 	DEFENDANT
ORDER
Before the Court is a Report and Recommendation filed on January 8, 2026, by the
Honorable Spencer G. Singleton, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of
Arkansas. 	(ECF No. 13). 	Judge Singleton found that the decision of the Administrative Law
Judge (“ALJ”) denying benefits to Plaintiff is not supported by substantial evidence and therefore
recommends that the Court reverse and remand Plaintiff’s case.
No party has filed objections to the Report and Recommendation, and the time to object
has passed. 	See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). 	Upon review, finding no clear error on the face of the
record and that Judge Singleton’s reasoning is sound, the Court adopts the Report and
Recommendation (ECF No. 13) in toto. 	Accordingly, judgment is hereby entered in favor of
Plaintiff, and the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security in this matter is REVERSED.
This matter is hereby REMANDED to the Commissioner of Social Security for further
proceedings pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
Additionally, if Plaintiff wishes to request an award of attorney’s fees and costs under the
Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, an application may be filed up to thirty (30) days
after the judgment becomes “non appealable” (i.e., thirty (30) days after the sixty (60) day time
for appeal has ended). 	See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 296 (1993); 28 U.S.C. §§
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2412(d)(1)(B), (d)(2)(G).
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 19th day of February, 2026.
/s/ Susan O. Hickey
Susan O. Hickey
United States District Judge
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