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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
TAMMY S. NICHOLSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
FRANK BISIGNANO, Commissioner of
Social Security,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:26-CV-00397-NJR
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ROSENSTENGEL, District Judge:
Before 	the 	Court 	is 	the 	parties’ 	Joint 	Motion 	to 	Remand 	to 	the
Commissioner. (Doc. 18). The parties ask the Court to remand this case for further
proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). (Id.). A sentence four remand
(as opposed to a sentence six remand) depends upon a finding of error, and is itself a
final, appealable order. See Perlman v. Swiss Bank Corporation Comprehensive Disability
Protection Plan, 195 F.3d 975, 978 (7th Cir. 1999). Upon a sentence four remand, judgment
should be entered in favor of plaintiff. Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 302 (1993).
The parties agree that, upon receipt of the Court’s order, the Appeals Council will
vacate all findings in the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) decision and remand the
matter to the ALJ. On remand, the ALJ will offer Plaintiff opportunity for a hearing; take
further action to complete the administrative record; reevaluate Plaintiff’s symptoms;
and issue a new decision.
For good cause shown, the Joint Motion to Remand to the Commissioner (Doc. 18)
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is GRANTED. The final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying
Plaintiff’s 	application 	for 	social 	security 	disability 	benefits 	is 	REVERSED 	and
REMANDED to the Commissioner for rehearing and reconsideration of the evidence,
pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of Plaintiff.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: 	October 8, 2026
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NANCY J. ROSENSTENGEL
United States District Judge
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