Opinion
Case No. 16-cv-10240
03-14-2017
MICHELLE BRADT, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER (1) GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF #17) AND (2) DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF #16)
In this action, Plaintiff Michelle Bradt ("Plaintiff") challenges the denial of her application for disability insurance benefits. (See Compl., ECF #1.) Plaintiff and the Commissioner of Social Security ("Defendant") have now filed cross-motions for summary judgment. (See ECF ## 16, 17.)
On February 27, 2017, the assigned Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation in which he recommended that the Court deny Plaintiff's motion and grant Defendant's motion (the "R&R"). (See ECF #21.) At the conclusion of the R&R, the Magistrate Judge informed the parties that if they wanted to seek review of his recommendation, they needed to file specific objections with the Court within fourteen days. (See id. at 20, Pg. ID 466.)
Plaintiff has not filed any objections to the R&R. The failure to file objections to an R&R waives any further right to appeal. See Howard v. Sec'y of Health and Human Servs., 932 F.2d 505 (6th Cir. 1991); Smith v. Detroit Fed'n of Teachers Local 231, 829 F.2d 1370, 1373 (6th Cir. 1987). Likewise, the failure to object to an R&R releases the Court from its duty to independently review the matter. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985).
Accordingly, because Plaintiff has failed to file any objections to the R&R, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's recommendation to deny Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment and grant Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is ADOPTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that (1) Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF #17) is GRANTED and (2) Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF #16) is DENIED.
s/Matthew F. Leitman
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated: March 14, 2017
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties and/or counsel of record on March 14, 2017, by electronic means and/or ordinary mail.
s/Holly A. Monda
Case Manager
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