Opinion
Civil Action No. 2:17-cv-02442
06-15-2018
ROBERT KENNETH WALKER, Plaintiff, v. NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
This action was previously referred to Cheryl A. Eifert, United States Magistrate Judge, who has submitted her Proposed Findings and Recommendation ("PF&R") pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B).
The court has reviewed the Proposed Findings and Recommendation entered by the magistrate judge on April 25, 2018. The magistrate judge recommends that the court "deny Plaintiff's request for judgment on the pleadings; grant the Commissioner's request for judgment on the pleadings; affirm the decision of the Commissioner; dismiss this action, with prejudice, and remove it from the docket of the court." (PF&R 38 (emphases and citations omitted).) The plaintiff, represented by counsel, has not objected to the PF&R.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that:
1. The PF&R be, and hereby is, adopted by the court;
2. The plaintiff's request for judgment on the pleadings be, and hereby is, denied;
3. The Commissioner's request for judgment on the pleadings be, and hereby is, granted;
4. The Commissioner's decision be, and hereby is, affirmed; and
5. The plaintiff's action be, and hereby is, dismissed, with prejudice and removed from the docket of the court.
The Clerk is directed to forward copies of this written opinion and order to all counsel of record and the United States Magistrate Judge.
ENTER: June 15, 2018
/s/_________
John T. Copenhaver, Jr.
United States District Judge