Caroline Goldner Cinquanto
How Judge Cinquanto rules, drawn from 7 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
How Judge Cinquanto decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In a Social Security remand, Judge Cinquanto identified an unresolved conflict in the vocational evidence and ordered further administrative proceedings because the decision lacked substantial-evidence support.
“I conclude that the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (‘ALJ’) is not supported by substantial evidence and recommend that the case be remanded for further proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). ... Because the ALJ failed to resolve a conflict in the vocational evidence, the VE’s testimony does not provide substantial evidence to support the step five determination”
Procedural preferences
In two habeas matters, Judge Cinquanto recommended denying relief after addressing timeliness and ineffective-assistance arguments; district judges adopted both recommendations in full.
“2. The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Cinquanto (Doc. No. 16) is APPROVED and ADOPTED. 3. The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. No. 2) is DENIED.”
Cautions
In two consent Social Security appeals, Judge Cinquanto affirmed the agency after finding that substantial evidence supported the administrative decision.
“I conclude that the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (‘ALJ’) is supported by substantial evidence and affirm the Commissioner’s decision. ... The ALJ’s decision is supported by substantial evidence.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“I conclude that the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (‘ALJ’) is not supported by substantial evidence and recommend that the case be remanded for further proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). ... Because the ALJ failed to resolve a conflict in the vocational evidence, the VE’s testimony does not provide substantial evidence to support the step five determination”
“I conclude that the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (‘ALJ’) is supported by substantial evidence and affirm the Commissioner’s decision. ... The ALJ’s decision is supported by substantial evidence.”
“I conclude that the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (‘ALJ’) is supported by substantial evidence and affirm the Commissioner’s decision. ... The ALJ properly considered the opinion evidence and adequately explained his reasoning with references to the record.”
“2. The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Cinquanto (Doc. No. 16) is APPROVED and ADOPTED. 3. The Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. No. 2) is DENIED.”
“2. The Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 19) is APPROVED and ADOPTED; 3. The Amended Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (Dkt. No. 8) is DENIED without an evidentiary hearing”
“AND NOW, this 31st day of March, 2026, upon consideration of Defendant’s Opposition to the Government’s Motion for a Detention Hearing pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f) (Doc. 14), after hearing argument in open court, and for the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s objection is OVERRULED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Defendants’ motion is GRANTED. Counts I, II, IV, and V of Plaintiff Terrie Evans’ Complaint are DISMISSED without prejudice. The individual claims against Thomas Randolph and Gwen Shenk in Count III are DISMISSED without prejudice. It is further ORDERED that Plaintiff may file an amended complaint no later than March 13, 2026.”
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