Sanchez v. Bisignano Case remanded to SSA.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
ANGELITA L. SANCHEZ,
Plaintiff,
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v. 	CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:25-cv-4224
FRANK BISIGNANO,
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
Pending before the Court1 is Frank Bisignano’s (the “Commissioner”)2
Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment with Remand. (ECF No. 8). Having
reviewed the motion (id.), the Court RECOMMENDS the Commissioner’s
Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment with Remand be GRANTED. (Id.).
The Commissioner requests the Court enter judgment with reversal and
remand of the matter for further administrative proceedings, pursuant to
sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). 	(Id. at 1). 	Upon remand, the case will be
1 On December 3, 2025, the case was referred from the United States District Judge
to the Undersigned to conduct all further proceedings. (See ECF No. 7).
2 Frank Bisignano was sworn in as the Commissioner of Social Security on May 15,
2025. Bisignano is “automatically substituted” as the defendant in this suit. FED. R. CIV. P.
25(d); see also 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.”).
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
December 04, 2025
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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remanded to an administrative law judge who will offer the claimant an
opportunity for a hearing and issue a decision.
Accordingly, 	the 	Court 	RECOMMENDS 	the 	Commissioner’s
Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment with Remand (ECF No. 8) be
GRANTED and that a judgment be entered in accordance with FED. R. C IV . P.
58, consistent with the decision in Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 296–302
(1993). 	The Court further RECOMMENDS the case be remanded to the
Commissioner for further administrative proceedings.
The Clerk shall send copies of this Memorandum and Recommendation
to the respective parties who have fourteen days from the receipt thereof to file
written objections thereto pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b)
and General Order 2002-13. Failure to file written objections within the time
period mentioned shall bar an aggrieved party from attacking the factual
findings and legal conclusions on appeal.
SIGNED in Houston, Texas on December 4, 2025.
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Richard W. Bennett
United States Magistrate Judge
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