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Ward v. Astrue

United States District Court, M.D. Georgia, Macon Division
May 4, 2009
Civil Action No. 5:08-CV-383 (HL) (M.D. Ga. May. 4, 2009)

Summary

concluding that "the length of the treatment relationship [with claimant's treating physician], only three months within the relevant time period, entitles his deposition testimony to little weight"

Summary of this case from Maxwell v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Opinion

Civil Action No. 5:08-CV-383 (HL).

May 4, 2009


ORDER


This matter is before the Court on the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation ("R R") (Doc. 11), which recommends affirming the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security. Claimant has filed a timely Objection (Doc. 12). Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), the Court has thoroughly considered the Objection and has made a de novo determination of the portion of the R R to which Claimant objects. After careful consideration, the Court accepts and adopts the findings, conclusions, and recommendations in the Magistrate Judge's thorough and well-reasoned R R.

SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Ward v. Astrue

United States District Court, M.D. Georgia, Macon Division
May 4, 2009
Civil Action No. 5:08-CV-383 (HL) (M.D. Ga. May. 4, 2009)

concluding that "the length of the treatment relationship [with claimant's treating physician], only three months within the relevant time period, entitles his deposition testimony to little weight"

Summary of this case from Maxwell v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.
Case details for

Ward v. Astrue

Case Details

Full title:BRENDA WARD, Claimant, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of the Social…

Court:United States District Court, M.D. Georgia, Macon Division

Date published: May 4, 2009

Citations

Civil Action No. 5:08-CV-383 (HL) (M.D. Ga. May. 4, 2009)

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