Opinion
Case No. 14-13473
03-22-2016
MALCOLM CLEVER, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [23], GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [21], AND DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [18]
This matter comes before the Court on the Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation. (Dkt. 23.) The Magistrate Judge recommends granting Defendant's motion for summary judgment and denying Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment. (Dkt. 21, 18.) Neither party has filed objections. "[T]he failure to object to the magistrate judge's report[] releases the Court from its duty to independently review the matter." Hall v. Rawal, 09-10933, 2012 WL 3639070, at *1 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 24, 2012) (citing Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985)). The Court nevertheless agrees with the Magistrate Judge's recommendation.
Being fully advised in the premises, having read the pleadings, and for the reasons set forth above, the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation, and therefore DENIES Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, GRANTS Defendant's motion for summary judgment, and this case is hereby DISMISSED.
So ordered.
s/Nancy G. Edmunds
Nancy G. Edmunds
United States District Judge Dated: March 22, 2016 I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record on March 22, 2016, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Carol J. Bethel
Case Manager