Petropoulos v. Commissioner of Social Security

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
IRENE P.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
FRANK BISIGNANO,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
Case No. 25-cv-2278-DEB
ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION
FOR REMAND PURSUANT TO
SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C.
§ 405(g) AND ENTRY OF JUDGMENT
[DKT. NO. 9]
Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion for Voluntary Remand to Agency
Pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and Entry of Judgment. Dkt. No.
9. The Court GRANTS the Motion and remands the matter to the agency for
further administrative proceedings. Upon remand, the Appeals Council will
instruct the Administrative Law Judge to offer the claimant the opportunity for a
hearing, take any further action needed to complete the administrative record,
and issue a new decision.
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After judgment, Plaintiff may be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and
costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), upon proper
request to this Court.
The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter a final judgment in favor of Plaintiff,
and against Defendant, reversing the final decision of the Commissioner.
Dated: January 26, 2026
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