Opinion
2:23-cv-11131
05-24-2024
KELLY RENE JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [16], DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [12], AND GRANTING DEFENDANT'S SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION [14]
STEPHEN J. MURPHY, III, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) denied Plaintiff Kelly Johnson's application for Supplemental Security Income and Disability Insurance Benefits in a decision issued by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). ECF 1; see ECF 16, PgID 1237-38. After the SSA Appeals Council declined to review the ruling, Plaintiff sued in federal court. Id. The Court referred the matter to Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti, and the parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment. ECF 12; 14. The magistrate judge issued a Report and Recommendation (Report) and recommended that the Court deny Plaintiff's motion and grant Defendant's motion. ECF 16. Civil Rule 72(b) governs review of a magistrate judge's report and recommendation. De novo review of the magistrate judge's findings is required only if the parties “serve and file specific written objections to the proposed findings and recommendations.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b)(2). Because neither party filed objections, de novo review of the Report's conclusions is not required. After reviewing the record, the Court finds that the magistrate judge's conclusions are factually based and legally sound. Accordingly, the Court will adopt the Report's findings, deny Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, and grant Defendant's motion for summary judgment.
WHEREFORE, it is hereby ORDERED that the report and recommendation [16] is ADOPTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motion for summary judgment [12] is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the motion for summary judgment [14] is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
This is a final order that closes the case.
SO ORDERED.