LAURA D. WILCOX
v.
FRANK BISIGNANO, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY
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In this Social Security disability benefits appeal, the district court granted the defendant commissioner's unopposed motion to reverse and remand the case to the Social Security Administration for further administrative proceedings, including obtaining additional vocational evidence and offering the plaintiff a new hearing.
The court granted the Commissioner's unopposed motion for entry of judgment with remand, reversing the prior administrative decision and remanding the case to the Social Security Administration pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
[1] A court may reverse and remand a social security case for rehearing pursuant to 42 U.S.C. …
[2] A court may grant an unopposed motion for entry of judgment with remand in a social security case.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“Such a disposition is clearly within the Court's authority. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993).”
Establishes the court's statutory authority to reverse and remand Social Security cases under established precedent
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This cause is before the Court on Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment with Remand (Doc. No. 18; “Motion”), filed December 22, 2025, that seeks to have this matter reversed and remanded to the Social Security Administration for further administrative proceedings. Motion at 1. Such a disposition is clearly within the Court's authority. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993). Accordingly, it is
ORDERED:
1. Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Entry of Judgment with Remand (Doc. No. 18) is GRANTED.
2. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment REVERSING AND REMANDING this case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) with the following instructions:
On remand, the Appeals Council will instruct the ALJ to obtain additional vocational evidence, offer Plaintiff a new hearing, take any further action necessary to complete the administrative record, and issue a new decision.
3. The Clerk is further directed to close the file.
DONE AND ORDERED in Jacksonville, Florida on January 6, 2026.
James R. Klindt JAMES R. KLINDT United States Magistrate Judge
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