Pratt v. Colvin Case remanded to SSA.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
SHEILA P.,
Plaintiff,
v.
FRANK BISIGNANO, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. H-25-764
ORDER
This court has reviewed de novo the cross-motions for summary judgment, (Docket Entry
Nos. 12, 13); the related briefing and administrative record, (Docket Entry Nos. 7, 14); and the
United States Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, (Docket Entry No. 15). See FED .
R. CIV . P. 72(b); 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C); United States v. Wilson, 864 F.2d 1219, 1221 (5th Cir.
1989). No objections were filed. This court finds that the Magistrate Judge accurately identified
the facts and correctly applied the law.
Based on this court’s de novo review of the motion, the briefing, the record, and the
applicable law, the court adopts the Report and Recommendation as this court’s Memorandum and
Order. 	The plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, (Docket Entry No. 12), is granted. 	The
Commissioner’s motion for summary judgment, (Docket Entry No. 13), is denied. 	The
Commissioner’s determination that the plaintiff is not disabled is reversed. The case is remanded
to the Commissioner for further proceedings.
SIGNED on February 25, 2026, at Houston, Texas.
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Lee H. Rosenthal
Senior United States District Judge
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
February 25, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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