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ruling that the ALJ failed to "'provide sufficient articulation for his reasons for [dismissing the Medicaid decision] so to allow for a meaningful review by the courts'"
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No. 5:13-CV-143-FL
07-08-2014
GREGORY BAUGHMAN, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
ORDER
This matter is before the court on the Memorandum and Recommendation ("M&R") of United States Magistrate Judge Robert B. Jones, Jr., regarding the parties' cross-motions for judgment on the pleadings. No objections to the M&R have been filed, and the time within which to make any objection has expired. This matter is ripe for ruling.
Upon careful review of the M&R and of the record generally, having found no clear error, the court hereby ADOPTS the recommendation of the magistrate judge as its own, and, for the reasons stated therein, plaintiff's motion is GRANTED, defendant's motion is DENIED, and this matter is REMANDED to defendant pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further proceedings consistent with the M&R. The clerk of court is directed to close the case.
SO ORDERED this the 8th day of July, 2014.
/s/_________
LOUISE W. FLANAGAN
United States District Judge