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King v. Comm'r of the Soc. Sec. Admin.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
Mar 7, 2014
CIVIL ACTION NO. 12-752-SDD-RLB (M.D. La. Mar. 7, 2014)

Summary

finding that "the ALJ did assign weight to the opinion by specifically indicating which portions he discredited and why"

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 12-752-SDD-RLB

03-07-2014

ERVIN KING v. COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


RULING

AND

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

The Court has carefully considered the petition, the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation (Rec. Doc. 15) of United States Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. dated February 13, 2014. Plaintiff has filed an objection which the Court has considered.

The Court hereby approves the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and adopts it as the Court's opinion herein.

Accordingly, the decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration is affirmed and the Plaintiff's Appeal is dismissed with prejudice.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 7, 2014.

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SHELLY D. DICK, DISTRICT JUDGE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA


Summaries of

King v. Comm'r of the Soc. Sec. Admin.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
Mar 7, 2014
CIVIL ACTION NO. 12-752-SDD-RLB (M.D. La. Mar. 7, 2014)

finding that "the ALJ did assign weight to the opinion by specifically indicating which portions he discredited and why"

Summary of this case from Lay v. Berryhill
Case details for

King v. Comm'r of the Soc. Sec. Admin.

Case Details

Full title:ERVIN KING v. COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

Date published: Mar 7, 2014

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 12-752-SDD-RLB (M.D. La. Mar. 7, 2014)

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