Liesbeth DUDA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee

Liesbeth Duda appeals the district court’s dismissal of her appeal from a decision of the Appeals Council remanding her case for further proceedings before the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). We agree with the district court that we do not have subject matter jurisdiction under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to review the decision of the Appeals Council because the remand order was not a final decision by the Secretary. We therefore affirm the district court’s dismissal of Duda’s complaint.

Duda applied for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits on November 14,1984, claiming multiple…