Opinion
5:22-CV-00753
04-28-2023
GERALD D. FOLEY, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant.
JENNIFER DOWDELL ARMSTRONG, MAGISTRATE JUDGE
OPINION AND ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
CHARLES E. FLEMING, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
On May 10, 2022, Plaintiff Gerald D. Foley filed a Complaint seeking judicial review of Defendant Commissioner of Social Security's decision to deny his applications for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income. (ECF No. 1). On April 12, 2023, Magistrate Judge Jennifer Dowdell Armstrong recommended that the Court AFFIRM the final decision of the Commissioner. (ECF No. 12).
Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2) provides that the parties may object to a report and recommendation within fourteen (14) days after service. As of April 28, 2023, neither party has filed any objections.
Under the Federal Magistrates Act, a district court must conduct a de novo review of those portions of the Report and Recommendation to which the parties have objected. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b)(3). Absent objection, a district court may adopt a Report and Recommendation without further review.
Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Armstrong's Report and Recommendation, incorporating it fully herein by reference, and AFFIRMS the final decision of the Commissioner.
IT IS SO ORDERED.