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finding Newton inapplicable, because the record contained "competing first-hand medical evidence" from "multiple other treating physicians"
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-55-JJB-RLB
03-04-2015
DORETHA HARRELL v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
RULING
The court has carefully considered the petition, the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. dated February 13, 2015 (doc. no. 13) to which no objection has been filed.
Therefore, the court hereby approves the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge and adopts it as the court's opinion herein. Accordingly, the Commissioner's decision is AFFIRMED and plaintiff's appeal is DISMISSED with prejudice.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 4th day of March, 2015.
/s/_________
JAMES J. BRADY, JUDGE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA