Janet Davis v. Carolyn Colvin, Acting Cmsnr

PER CURIAM: **

Janet Davis appeals the district court’s remand of her case to the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration for further proceedings. Davis argues that, instead of remanding for further proceedings, the district court was required to remand with instructions to award Davis benefits. We disagree and, finding no abuse of discretion in the district court’s remand order, AFFIRM. 1

The fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) grants district courts the “power to enter, upon the pleadings and transcript of the record, a judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing the decision of…