Opinion
20-cv-12642
03-07-2022
IONA EZELL, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
Kimberly G. Altman United States Magistrate Judge
ORDER
(1) ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE ALTMAN'S FEBRUARY 18, 2022 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (ECF NO. 23),
(2) GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT TO THE EXTENT IT SEEKS, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, A REMAND (ECF NO. 14),
(3) DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF NO. 20), AND
(4)REMANDING FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS UNDER SENTENCE FOUR OF 42 U.S.C. § 405(g)
PAUL D. BORMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
On February 18, 2022, Magistrate Judge Kimberly G. Altman issued a Report and Recommendation to GRANT IN PART Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment to the extent it seeks, in the alternative, a remand, DENY Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, and REMAND the matter for further administrative proceedings. (ECF No. 23, Report and Recommendation.)
Having reviewed the Report and Recommendation, and there being no timely objections under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and E.D. Mich. L.R. 72.1(d), the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 23), GRANTS IN PART Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment to the extent it seeks, in the alternative, a remand (ECF No. 14), DENIES Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 20), and REMANDS the matter for further proceedings under Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), consistent with Magistrate Judge Altman's analysis in her February 18, 2022 Report and Recommendation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.