MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DONALD G. WILKERSON, Magistrate Judge.

Before the Court is the parties' Joint Stipulation to Remand to the Commissioner. (Doc. 26).

The parties ask that this case be remanded for further proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). 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, Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991); 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, 302-303 (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 grant Plaintiff a new hearing, evaluate her allegations of disabling symptoms, assess her residual functional capacity, and issue a new decision."

Plaintiff applied for disability benefits in February 2015. (Tr. 14). While recognizing that the agency has a full docket, the Court urges the Commissioner to expedite this case on remand.

For good cause shown, the parties' Joint Stipulation to Remand to the Commissioner (Doc. 26) is GRANTED.

The final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying plaintiff's application for social security 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.