Opinion
CASE NO. 1:20-cv-237
02-17-2021
CRYSTAL HATCHETT, on behalf of minor L.F., Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
OPINION AND ORDER
[Resolving Doc. 1] :
On February 4, 2020, Plaintiff Crystal Hatchett, on behalf of her minor son L.F., filed a complaint seeking judicial review of the Defendant Commissioner of Social Security's denial of supplemental security income for L.F.'s disabilities under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. The Court referred the matter to Magistrate Judge Carmen E. Henderson.
Doc. 1.
On January 19, 2021, Magistrate Judge Henderson issued a Report and Recommendation ("R&R") recommending that this Court affirm the Commissioner's final decision. Objections to that R&R were due by February 2, 2021. Plaintiff Hatchett filed no objections.
Doc. 18.
Id.
The Federal Magistrates Act requires a district court to conduct a de novo review only of those portions of an R&R to which the parties have made an objection. Failure to timely object waives a party's right to appeal the magistrate's report. Where a party does not object to the R&R, a district court may adopt it without review.
Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 145 (1985); Gerth v. Warden, Allen Oakwood Corr. Inst., 938 F.3d 821, 827 (6th Cir. 2019).
See Thomas, 474 U.S. at 149-50. --------
Accordingly, in light of Plaintiff Hatchett's decision not to object to the R&R in this case, the Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Henderson's R&R, incorporates it as if fully restated herein, and AFFIRMS the Commissioner's final decision.
IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: February 17, 2021
s/ James S . Gwin
JAMES S. GWIN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE