Opinion
Civil Action 4:21-cv-03409
11-23-2022
Mary Ferrel, Plaintiff, v. Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND FINAL JUDGMENT
EWING WERLEIN, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Pending are Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Document No. 12) and Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Document No. 13). The Court has received from the Magistrate Judge a Memorandum and Recommendation recommending that Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment be GRANTED, that Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment be DENIED, that the decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration be VACATED, and that the matter be REMANDED to the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration for further proceedings (Document No. 15). The deadline for objections has passed, and no objections have been filed.
The Court, after having made a de novo determination of the parties' cross Motions for Summary Judgment and the Memorandum and Recommendation, is of the opinion that the findings and recommendations of the Magistrate Judge are correct and should be and hereby are accepted by the Court in their entirety. Accordingly, It is ORDERED and ADJUDGED for the reasons set forth in the Memorandum and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge signed and filed on October 11, 2022, which is adopted in its entirety as the opinion of this Court, that Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Document No. 12) is GRANTED and Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Document No. 13) is DENIED.
It is further ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration is VACATED and that the matter is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion.
This is a FINAL JUDGMENT.
The Clerk will enter this Order and send copies to all parties of record.