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THOMAS v. ASTRUE, 11-00569-KD-B. (2012)

Court: District Court, S.D. Alabama Number: infdco20120113797 Visitors: 41
Filed: Jan. 12, 2012
Latest Update: Jan. 12, 2012
Summary: ORDER KRISTI K. DuBOSE, District Judge. After due and proper consideration of all portions of this file deemed relevant to the issues raised, and there having been no objections filed, the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge made under 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(B) and dated December 20, 2011, is ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court. Accordingly, for good cause shown and because no answer has been filed, it is ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Remand (Doc. 12) be and is hereby GRANTED an
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ORDER

KRISTI K. DuBOSE, District Judge.

After due and proper consideration of all portions of this file deemed relevant to the issues raised, and there having been no objections filed, the recommendation of the Magistrate Judge made under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and dated December 20, 2011, is ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court.

Accordingly, for good cause shown and because no answer has been filed, it is ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Remand (Doc. 12) be and is hereby GRANTED and that this action is REMANDED to the Social Security Administration pursuant to sentence six of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), so that the Appeals Council can review any materials submitted by Plaintiff's counsel to determine if the file is complete, or if the file cannot be completed, the Appeals Council will remand the case to an ALJ to reconstruct the administrative record, hold another administrative hearing, and issue a decision. Pursuant to sentence six of Section 405(g), Plaintiff is not a prevailing party for purposes of the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, as a result of this sentence six remand. See Shalala v. Schafer, 509 U.S. 292, 297-298 and 300-302, 113 S.Ct. 2625, 2629 and 2631-2632, 125 L. Ed. 2d 239 (1993).

DONE and ORDERED.

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