Opinion
No. 18 CV 11233-LTS-KNF
03-30-2020
JANIS JONES, Plaintiff, v. NANCY A. BERRYHILL, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT & RECOMMENDATION
The Court has reviewed Magistrate Judge Fox's February 19, 2020, Report and Recommendation (the "Report") (docket entry no. 21) which recommends that (1) the Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings, Docket Entry No. 17, be denied; and (2) the Defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings, Docket Entry No. 19, be granted. No objections to the Report have been received.
In reviewing a report and recommendation, a district court "may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate [judge]." 28 U.S.C.A. § 636(b)(1)(C) (LexisNexis 2017). "In a case such as this one, where no timely objection has been made, a district court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record." Johnson v. New York University School of Education, No. 00 Civ. 8117, at *1, 2003 WL 21433443 (S.D.N.Y. June 16, 2003).
The Court has reviewed carefully Magistrate Judge Fox's thorough and well-reasoned Report and Recommendation and finds no clear error. The Court therefore adopts the Report in its entirety for the reasons stated therein. Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings is denied, and Defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings is granted. This Order resolves docket entry nos.17 and 19. The Clerk of Court is requested to enter judgment accordingly.
SO ORDERED. Dated: New York, New York
March 30, 2020
/s/ Laura Taylor Swain
LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN
United States District Judge