MASON v. BERRYHILL, No. 1:2019cv00474 - Document 19 (M.D.N.C. 2020)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE signed on 9/3/2020. RECOMMENDED that the Commissioner's decision finding no disability be REVERSED, and that the matt er be REMANDED to the Commissioner under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The Commissioner should be directed to remand the matter to the ALJ for further consideration of Plaintiff's claims in light of the this recommendation. Defendant 's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Doc. # 14 ) should be DENIED, and Plaintiff's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Doc. # 11 ) should be GRANTED to the extent set out herein. However, to the extent Plaintiff seeks an immediate award of benefits, her Motion is DENIED. (Daniel, J)