Gottschalk v. Bisignano

1 FILED IN THE 2 U.S. DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 3 Mar 20, 2026 4 SEAN F. MCAVOY, CLERK 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 BRANDI G., No. 1:25-CV-03153-JAG 9 Plaintiff, 10 vs. ORDER GRANTING 11 STIPULATED REMAND FRANK BISIGNANO, Commissioner of 12 Social Security,1 13 Defendant. 14 15 Before the court is the parties’ Stipulated Motion to Remand. ECF No. 18. 16 After considering the motion, file, and proposed order, it is hereby ORDERED: 17 1. The parties’ Stipulated Motion to Remand, ECF No. 18, is 18 GRANTED. 2. Based on the stipulation of the parties, the above-captioned case is 19 REVERSED and REMANDED. This Court hereby reverses the Commissioner’s 20 decision under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) with a remand of the case to the 21 22 1 Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Frank Bisignano 23 is substituted as the Defendant in this suit. 24 Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. See Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991). 3 Upon remand, the Administrative Law Judge will be directed to offer 4 || Plaintiff the opportunity for a hearing; further consider the medical source opinions 5 prior administrative medical findings pursuant to the provisions of 20 C.F.R. 6 || § 404.1520c; take any other action necessary to complete the administrative 7 record; and issue a new decision. 3. All other pending motions are DENIED AS MOOT. 4. Judgment shall be entered for Plaintiff. ° 5. Upon proper consideration, the Court will consider Plaintiff's 10 application for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to 11 || Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). 12 The District Court Executive is directed to enter this Order, enter judgment 13 ||in favor of the Plaintiff, provide copies of the Order and Judgment to counsel, and 14 CLOSE THIS FILE. 15 DATED March 20, 2026. | a Okla Arne 18 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 19 20 21 22 23 24 ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED REMAND - 2