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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
CHRISTOPHER COTTINGHAM, 	: 	CIVIL NO.: 1:24-cv-02130
:
Plaintiff, 	: 	(Magistrate Judge Schwab)
:
v. 	:
:
:
FRANK BISIGNANO,1 :
Commissioner of Social Security, 	:
:
Defendant. 	:
ORDER
March 9, 2026
For the reasons set forth in the Memorandum Opinion filed concurrently
with this Order, IT IS ORDERED that the Commissioner’s decision is
VACATED, and the case is REMANDED to the Commissioner pursuant to 42
U.S.C. § 405(g) for further proceedings consistent with the Memorandum Opinion
and this Order. After entering judgment in favor of Cottingham and against the
1 Frank Bisignano is now the Commissioner of Social Security, and he is
automatically substituted as the defendant in this action. See Fed. R. Civ. P.
25(d) (providing that when a public officer sued in his or her official capacity
ceases to hold office while the action is pending, “[t]he officer’s successor is
automatically substituted as a party”); 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (“Any action instituted
in accordance with this subsection shall survive notwithstanding any change in the
person occupying the office of Commissioner of Social Security or any vacancy in
such office.”).
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Commissioner as set forth in the prior sentence, the Clerk of Court shall close this
case.
S/Susan E. Schwab
Susan E. Schwab
United States Magistrate Judge
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