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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
DONNA SHATZSALL,
Plaintiff,
v.
FRANK BISIGNANO,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
Case No. 25-cv-01360-SPM
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
McGLYNN, District Judge:
Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion to Remand to the Commissioner
of Social Security under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). (Doc. 21). 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 Perlman v. Swiss Bank Corp. Comprehensive
Disability Prot. Plan, 195 F.3d 975, 978 (7th Cir. 1999). Upon a sentence four remand,
judgment should be entered in favor of the plaintiff. Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S.
292, 302–03 (1993).
The parties agree that, upon remand, the Appeals Council will vacate all
findings in the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) decision and remand the matter
to an ALJ. On remand, the ALJ should evaluate any medical opinions and the RFC
findings; if warranted, obtain additional vocational expert testimony; take any
further action needed to complete the administrative record resolving the afore-
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mentioned issues; offer Plaintiff Shatzsall the opportunity for a hearing; and issue a
new decision.
Plaintiff applied for Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security
Income benefits on March 17, 2022, and received an unfavorable decision from ALJ
Marcus Johns on June 4, 2024 (Doc. 1). Plaintiff filed a timely Request for Review
with the Social Security Administration’s Appeals Council, which upheld the ALJ’s
decision in an order sent to Plaintiff on May 14, 2025 (Doc. 1). Although recognizing
that the agency has a full docket, the Court urges the Commissioner to expedite this
case on remand.
Therefore, for good cause shown, the parties’ Joint Motion to Remand (Doc. 21)
is GRANTED. The final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying
Plaintiff’s application for Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security
Income 	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 and
to close this case on the Court’s docket.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: February 26, 2026
s/ Stephen P. McGlynn
STEPHEN P. McGLYNN
U.S. District Judge
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