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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
SHERMAN DIVISION
LAUREN FAITH DOMKO
v.
FRANK BISIGNANO,
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY
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CIVIL NO. 4:25-CV-14-SDJ
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Before the Court is the Commissioner of Social Security’s Unopposed Motion
to 	Reverse 	and 	Remand 	Pursuant 	to 	Sentence 	Four 	of 	42 	U.S.C. 	§ 	405(g)
(“Commissioner’s Motion”). (Dkt. #17). After considering the Commissioner’s Motion,
the 	pleadings 	on 	file, 	and 	the 	applicable 	law, 	the 	Court 	concludes 	that 	the
Commissioner’s Motion, (Dkt. #17), should be GRANTED.
On January 7, 2025, Plaintiff Lauren Faith Domko filed this action seeking
judicial 	review 	of 	the 	Commissioner’s 	decision 	denying 	her 	application 	for
supplemental security income benefits under the Social Security Act. (Dkt. #1). On
September 12, 2025, the Commissioner filed the Commissioner’s Motion, (Dkt. #17),
therein 	requesting 	that 	the 	Court 	reverse 	and 	remand 	the 	case 	for 	further
administrative proceedings pursuant to the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
(Dkt. #17 at 1). The Commissioner’s Motion is unopposed. (Dkt. #17 at 2).
Section 405(g) provides: “The court shall have power to enter, upon the
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). Upon review, the Court agrees that remand
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is appropriate in this case. Based on the foregoing, the Court finds that the
Commissioner’s final decision is hereby reversed, and Plaintiff Lauren Faith Domko’s
disability claim is hereby remanded to allow the Commissioner to conduct further
administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and
Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89, 111 S.Ct. 2157, 115 L.Ed.2d 78 (1991).
For 	the 	foregoing 	reasons, 	it 	is 	ORDERED 	that 	the 	Commissioner’s
Unopposed Motion to Reverse and Remand Pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C.
§ 405(g), 	(Dkt. 	#17), 	is 	GRANTED. 	The 	Commissioner’s 	decision 	is 	hereby
REVERSED and REMANDED for further administrative proceedings pursuant to
the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
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