Opinion
1:21-cv-20037-JLK/Becerra
08-31-2022
DANIEL TORRES, Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI,[1] Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant.
ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
JAMES LAWRENCE KING, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS MATTER is before the Court on the August 15, 2022, Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) of Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra (DE 25). The R&R recommends that Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (DE 21) be granted, and Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (DE 22) be denied. On August 16, 2022, Defendant filed a Notice that she would not object to the R&R. DE 26.
The Court has reviewed the entire file and record. After careful consideration, the Court finds that Magistrate Judge Becerra's well-reasoned R&R accurately states the law of the case.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that:
1. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra's August 15, 2022, Report and Recommendation (DE 25) be, and the same is, hereby AFFIRMED and ADOPTED as an Order of this Court;
2. Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (DE 21) is hereby GRANTED;
3. Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (DE 22) is hereby DENIED;
4. The above-styled action is hereby REMANDED to the Social Security Commissioner for further proceedings consistent with this opinion; and
5. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case.
DONE and ORDERED in Chambers at the James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building and United States Courthouse, Miami, Florida, this 31st day of August, 2022.
cc: Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra All counsel of record