Briggs v. Social Security Administration Commissioner, No. 4:2012cv04125 - Document 14 (W.D. Ark. 2013)

Court Description: JUDGMENT REVERSING THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONER AND REMANDING THIS CASE TO THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO SENTENCE FOUR of 42 U.S.C. 405(g) and adopting the Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge as set forth in the 13 Report and Recommendations. Signed by Honorable Susan O. Hickey on November 20, 2013. (mll)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS TEXARKANA DIVISION CYNTHIA HELTON BRIGGS v. PLAINTIFF Civil No. 4:12-cv-04125 CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Commissioner, Social Security Administration DEFENDANT JUDGMENT Now on this 20th day of November 2013, comes on for consideration the Report and Recommendation dated October 31, 2013, by the Honorable Barry A. Bryant, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. (ECF No. 13). Fourteen (14) days have passed without objections being filed by the parties. The Court has reviewed this case, and being well and sufficiently advised, finds that the Report and Recommendation is proper and should be adopted in its entirety. Accordingly, the Court hereby adopts the Report and Recommendation; reverses the decision of the Commissioner, and remands this case to the Commissioner for further consideration pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (2006). If Plaintiff wishes to request an award of attorney's fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) 28 U.S.C. § 2412, an application may be filed up to thirty (30) days after the judgment becomes "not appealable" i.e., thirty (30) days after the sixty (60) day time for appeal has ended. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 296, 113 S.Ct. 2625 (1993); 28 U.S.C. §§ 2412(d)(1)(B),(d)(2)(G). IT IS SO ORDERED. /s/ Susan O. Hickey Susan O. Hickey United States District Judge

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