Opinion
Case No. 19-cv-3073 (WMW/BRT)
02-17-2021
Elizabeth A. M., Plaintiff, v. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
This matter is before the Court on the December 14, 2020 Report and Recommendation (R&R) of United States Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson. (Dkt. 16.) No objections were filed. In the absence of objections, this Court reviews an R&R for clear error. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Grinder v. Gammon, 73 F.3d 793, 795 (8th Cir. 1996) (per curiam). Having reviewed the R&R, the Court finds no clear error.
Based on the R&R and all the files, records and proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. The December 14, 2020 R&R, (Dkt. 16), is ADOPTED.
2. Defendant Andrew Saul's motion for summary judgement, (Dkt. 14), is DENIED.
3. Plaintiff Elizabeth A. M.'s motion for summary judgement, (Dkt. 12), is GRANTED IN PART to the extent that Plaintiff seeks remand for further proceedings.
4. This case is remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security for further proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY. Dated: February 17, 2021
s/Wilhelmina M. Wright
Wilhelmina M. Wright
United States District Judge