Opinion
CIVIL NO. 2:12-CV-07-DBH
10-09-2012
MONTE SMITH, PLAINTIFF v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, DEFENDANT
ORDER AFFIRMING RECOMMENDED DECISION
OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On August 29, 2012, the United States Magistrate Judge filed with the court, with copies to counsel, his Report and Recommended Decision. The plaintiff filed his objection to the Magistrate Judge's Recommended Decision on September 17, 2012. I have reviewed and considered the Recommended Decision, together with the entire record; I have made a de novo determination of all matters adjudicated by the Recommended Decision; and I concur with the recommendations of the United States Magistrate Judge for the reasons set forth in the Recommended Decision, and determine that no further proceeding is necessary.
It is therefore O RDERED that the Recommended Decision of the Magistrate Judge is hereby A DOPTED. The motion to remand is G RANTED. The plaintiff shall receive a full de novo hearing on remand, as the Commissioner's counsel has agreed. Def.'s Reply to Pl.'s Objection to Recommended Dec. to Remand at 2 (ECF No. 18).
SO ORDERED.
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D. BROCK HORNBY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE