Opinion
No.2:11-cv-00113
11-26-2012
TERESA D. HOOKS, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
Judge Nixon
Magistrate Judge Brown
ORDER
Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Teresa D. Hooks's Motion for Judgment on the Record ("Motion") (Doc. No. 14), filed with a supporting Memorandum (Doc. No. 15). Defendant Commissioner of Social Security filed a Response in Opposition to the Motion (Doc. No. 19), to which Plaintiff filed a Reply (Doc. No. 20). Subsequently, Magistrate Judge Brown issued a Report and Recommendation ("Report") (Doc. No. 21), recommending that Plaintiff's Motion be granted to the extent that the case should be remanded to the Commissioner in order to give proper weight to the opinion testimony of Plaintiff s treating physician (id. at 8-11). The Report was filed on September 6, 2012, and neither party has raised any objections to date.
Upon review of this matter, the Court finds the Report to be well-founded and ADOPTS it in its entirety. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion in part and REMANDS this action for further proceedings consistent with the recommendations in the Report. This Order terminates this Court's jurisdiction over this action, and the case is DISMISSED. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to close the case.
It is so ORDERED.
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JOHN T. NIXON, SENIOR JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT