· 6/10/1991
Melkonyan v. Sullivan
Citations
- 501 U.S. 89
- 111 S. Ct. 2157
- 115 L. Ed. 2d 78
- 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3322
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a district court may not use inherent power to remand in a disability benefits case
- holding that a court may remand the case after passing on its merits and issuing a judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing the Commissioner’s decision
- holding that a district court may not use inherent power to remand in a disability benefits case
- recognizing that Congress created two methods of remand under § 405(g), a sentence four and a sentence six remand
- holding that a sentence four remand is a final judgment that terminates the civil action
- holding that under the EAJA a judgment is no longer appealable once the time for filing an appeal has lapsed
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Judges: O'Connor
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