Opinion
No. CV. 3:10-3084-AC
12-22-2011
TINA DUNCAN, on behalf of GABRIEL DOW, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant.
Philip W. Studenberg ATTORNEY AT LAW Attorney for Plaintiff Adrian L. Brown U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Willy M. Le SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Office of the General Counsel Attorneys for Defendant
Philip W. Studenberg
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Attorney for Plaintiff
ORDER
Adrian L. Brown
U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Willy M. Le
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Office of the General Counsel
Attorneys for Defendant HERNANDEZ, District Judge:
Magistrate Judge John V. Acosta issued a Findings and Recommendation (doc. #14) on November 21, 2011, in which he recommends that the Commissioner's final decision in connection with Plaintiff's November 17, 2007, application for supplemental security income benefits ("SSI Benefits") be affirmed. The matter is now before me pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b).
Because no objections to the Magistrate Judge's Findings and Recommendation were timely filed, I am relieved of my obligation to review the record de novo. United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc); see also United States v. Bernhardt, 840 F.2d 1441, 1444 (9th Cir. 1988) (de novo review required only for portions of Magistrate Judge's report to which objections have been made). Having reviewed the legal principles de novo, I find no error.
CONCLUSION
The court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Acosta Findings and Recommendation (doc. #14). Accordingly, the Commissioner's final decision in connection with Plaintiff's November 17, 2007, application for SSI Benefits is affirmed.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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MARCO A. HERNANDEZ
United States District Judge