Opinion
6:20-cv-869-GKS-LRH
06-23-2021
JAMES DANIEL DUNCAN, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER
G. KENDALL SHARP, SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
THIS CAUSE concerns Plaintiff James Daniel Duncan's (Duncan) appeal from a final decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (the Commissioner) denying his application for Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB) after proceedings before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).
Complaint filed May 20, 2020. (Doc. 1).
Decision, January 31, 2019. (Doc. 15-2). Thereafter, on April 3, 2020, the Appeals Council denied Plaintiffs request for a review of the ALJ's decision.
The Commissioner filed a certified copy of the record before the Social Security Administration. (See Doc. 15.)
On May 24, 2021, the United States Magistrate Judge issued a report and recommendation (Report and Recommendation) recommending that the Commissioner's decision be affirmed (Doc. 19). After review and consideration of the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 19), and noting that no timely objections have been filed, it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED as follows:
The ALJ's findings are supported by substantial evidence, and the ALJ applied the proper legal analysis to Plaintiffs disability claim. After de novo review of the unobjected to Report and Recommendation (Doc. 19), it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED as follows:
1. United States Magistrate Leslie R. Hoffman's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 19) is APPROVED and ADOPTED and is made part of this Order for all purposes, including appellate review.
2. The Commissioner's final decision in this case is AFFIRMED under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to ENTER JUDGMENT accordingly and CLOSE the case.
DONE AND ORDERED.