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Swicegood v. Astrue

United States District Court, E.D. Tennessee, at Knoxville
Sep 15, 2008
No.: 3:07-CV-339 (E.D. Tenn. Sep. 15, 2008)

Opinion

No.: 3:07-CV-339.

September 15, 2008


ORDER


This Social Security appeal is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation filed by United States Magistrate Judge C. Clifford Shirley on July 28, 2008 [Doc. 16]. There have been no timely objections to the Report and Recommendation, and enough time has passed since the filing of the Report and Recommendation to treat any objections as having been waived. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b). Magistrate Judge Shirley found, inter alia, that the Administrative Law Judge erred because he did not properly consider all of the medical evidence in the record and he did not give his reasons for reaching his credibility determinations. Accordingly, Magistrate Judge Shirley recommended that plaintiff's motion for summary judgment [Doc. 12] be granted to the extent that it seeks remand under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and that defendant Commissioner's motion for summary judgment [Doc. 14] be denied.

The Court has carefully reviewed this matter, including the underlying pleadings [Docs. 12, 13, 14, 15]. The Court is in agreement with Magistrate Judge Shirley's recommendation, which the Court adopts and incorporates into its ruling. Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment [Doc. 12] is GRANTED to the extent that it seeks remand under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and defendant's motion for summary judgment [Doc. 14] is DENIED. The Court ACCEPTS IN WHOLE the Report and Recommendation [Doc. 16], and the Commissioner's decision is REVERSED and this case is hereby REMANDED for further evaluation consistent with the Court's analysis outlined in the Report and Recommendation and this Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Swicegood v. Astrue

United States District Court, E.D. Tennessee, at Knoxville
Sep 15, 2008
No.: 3:07-CV-339 (E.D. Tenn. Sep. 15, 2008)
Case details for

Swicegood v. Astrue

Case Details

Full title:DALE H. SWICEGOOD, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social…

Court:United States District Court, E.D. Tennessee, at Knoxville

Date published: Sep 15, 2008

Citations

No.: 3:07-CV-339 (E.D. Tenn. Sep. 15, 2008)