Reid v. Social Security Administration Commissioner

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
HARRISON DIVISION
RICKY K. REID 	PLAINTIFF
v. 	CIVIL NO. 25-03077
FRANK BISIGNANO, Commissioner 	DEFENDANT
Social Security Administration
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Plaintiff, Ricky K. Reid, brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking
judicial review of a decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
(Commissioner) denying his claim for supplemental security income (“SSI”) benefits under Title
XVI 	of 	the 	Social 	Security 	Act 	(hereinafter 	“the 	Act”), 	42 	U.S.C. 	§§ 	423(d)(1)(A),
1382c(a)(3)(A). (ECF No. 2). The Defendant filed the Social Security Transcript on January 2,
2026. (ECF No. 7).
On March 5, 2026, the Defendant filed an Unopposed Motion for Reversal and Remand
requesting that Plaintiff's case be remanded pursuant to "sentence four" of section 405(g) in order
to conduct further administrative proceedings. (ECF No. 13).
The exclusive methods by which a district court may remand a social security case to the
Commissioner are set forth in "sentence four" and "sentence six" of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). 	A
remand pursuant to "sentence six" is limited to two situations: where the Commissioner requests
a remand before answering the complaint, or where the court orders the Commissioner to
consider new, material, evidence that was not presented before the agency for good cause. The
fourth sentence of the statute provides that "[t]he court shall have power to enter, upon the
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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."
42 U.S.C. § 405(g); Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 296 (1993). Here, the Court finds remand
for the purpose of allowing the ALJ to further evaluate the evidence appropriate.
Based on the foregoing, the undersigned GRANTS the Commissioner's Unopposed
Motion for Reversal and Remand (ECF No. 13) and remands this case to the Commissioner for
further administrative action pursuant to "sentence four" of section 405(g).
DATED this 5th day of March 2025.
/s/ 	.
HON. CHRISTY COMSTOCK
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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