Opinion
CIVIL NO. 2:18-cv-2160-MEF
07-25-2019
JAMES D. BAKER PLAINTIFF v. ANDREW M. SAUL, Social Security Administration DEFENDANT
FINAL JUDGMENT
This cause is before the Court on the Plaintiff's complaint for judicial review of an unfavorable final decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration regarding his applications for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income. The parties have consented to entry of final judgment by the United States Magistrate Judge under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), with any appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The Court, having reviewed the record, the administrative transcript, the briefs of the parties, the applicable law, and oral argument having been waived, finds as follows, to-wit:
For the reasons announced by the Court on the record on July 25, 2019, the Court finds that the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security is supported by substantial evidence, and the same is hereby affirmed.
IT IS SO ORDERED this the 25th day of July 2019.
/s/_________
HON. MARK E. FORD
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE