Hobbs v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
KEITH HOBBS,
Plaintiff,
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.
1:26-cv-84
(ECC/PJE)
Hon. Elizabeth C. Coombe, United States District Judge:
ORDER
The request by the parties for an order to remand pursuant to Sentence 4 of 42 U.S.C.
§ 405(g), Dkt. No. 9, is GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that the final decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED and the matter is
REMANDED to the Defendant so that further administrative action may be taken including that
a new hearing will be offered and a new decision with be issued, and is further
ORDERED that this matter is DISMISSED consistent with Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501
U.S. 89 (1991).
Dated: May 12, 2026
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