Opinion
11 Civ. 7947 (AJN) (GWG)
03-12-2013
EDNER VERNA, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER
ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge:
Plaintiff, Edner Verna, initiated this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking judicial review of the Commissioner of Security Security's denial of Mr. Verna's claim for disability insurance benefits. The parties cross-moved for judgment on the pleadings, (Dkt. #s 10 and 14), and on February 15, 2013, Magistrate Judge Gorenstein issued a Report and Recommendation (the "R&R") recommending that the Commissioner's motion for judgment on the pleadings be granted and that Mr. Verna's motion for judgment on the pleadings be denied, (Dkt. # 17).
On March 5, 2013, Mr. Verna filed what are captioned as objections to the R&R. (Dkt. # 21) However, Mr. Verna's filing does not address the R&R and does not assert that Judge Gorenstein made particular errors in recommending that Mr. Verna's motion be denied. Instead, Mr. Verna largely cuts-and-pastes from his original motion. Because Mr. Verna simply reiterates his original arguments, the Court need only review the R&R for clear error. See, e.g., Jones v. Astrue, No. 09 Civ. 5577, 2012 WL 4473258, at *1 (Sept. 28, 2012), Feliciano v. Commissioner of Social Sec., No. 10 Civ. 3151, 2011 WL 6399512, at *3 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 20, 2011); Barratt v. Joie, No. 96 Civ. 0324, 2002 WL 335014, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 04, 2002).
Upon review, the Court finds no clear error on the face of the record. Accordingly, for substantially the same reasons as those set forth in the R&R, the Court adopts the R&R and grants the Commissioner's motion for judgment on the pleadings. The Clerk of the Court is directed to terminate this action.
SO ORDERED. Dated: March 12, 2013
New York, New York
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ALISON J. NATHAN
United States District Court Judge