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Carpenter v. Colvin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Aug 26, 2015
Civil No. 14-1664 (JRT/TNL) (D. Minn. Aug. 26, 2015)

Opinion

Civil No. 14-1664 (JRT/TNL)

08-26-2015

ALAN BRUCE CARPENTER, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.

Lionel H. Peabody, PEABODY LAW OFFICE, Post Office Box 10, Duluth, MN 55801, for plaintiff, Pamela Marentette, Assistant United States Attorney, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 300 South Fourth Street, Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55415, for defendant.


ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

Lionel H. Peabody, PEABODY LAW OFFICE, Post Office Box 10, Duluth, MN 55801, for plaintiff, Pamela Marentette, Assistant United States Attorney, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 300 South Fourth Street, Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55415, for defendant.

Based upon the Report and Recommendation by United States Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung dated July 27, 2015 (Docket No. 26), along with all the files and records, and no objections to said Recommendation having been filed, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 17) and Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket No. 21) are GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as set forth in the Report and Recommendation.

2. The decision to reopen the October 12, 2011 benefits determination is REVERSED and the benefits determination is REINSTATED; and

3. This action is DISMISSED.

LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY. Dated: August 26, 2015
at Minneapolis, Minnesota

s/John R. Tunheim

JOHN R. TUNHEIM

Chief Judge

United States District Court


Summaries of

Carpenter v. Colvin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Aug 26, 2015
Civil No. 14-1664 (JRT/TNL) (D. Minn. Aug. 26, 2015)
Case details for

Carpenter v. Colvin

Case Details

Full title:ALAN BRUCE CARPENTER, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

Date published: Aug 26, 2015

Citations

Civil No. 14-1664 (JRT/TNL) (D. Minn. Aug. 26, 2015)

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