Ford v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Full title: BRANDON CURTIS FORD, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY…

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO

Date published: Feb 9, 2021

CASE NO. 1:19-cv-02456 (N.D. Ohio Feb. 9, 2021)

Opinion

CASE NO. 1:19-cv-02456

02-09-2021

BRANDON CURTIS FORD, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

JAMES S. GWIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

OPINION & ORDER
[Resolving Doc. 1] :

Plaintiff Brandon Curtis Ford asks the Court to review the Social Security Commissioner's final decision, denying his application for Supplemental Security Income.¹

1 Doc. 1. The parties filed merits briefs. Docs. 11, 14.

Under Local Rule 72.2(b), this case was automatically referred to a Magistrate Judge for a Report and Recommendation.² On June 2, 2020, Magistrate Judge Jonathan D. Greenberg issued a Report and Recommendation, recommending that this Court affirm the Commissioner's decision.³ Any objections to the Report and Recommendation were due on June 16, 2020.⁴ Neither party filed objections.

2 Local Rule 72.2(b).

3 Doc. 15.

4 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Local Rule 72.3(b).

If the parties do not object, the Court may adopt a Report and Recommendation without further review.⁵

5 See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Thomas v . Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149-53 (1985); U .S. v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947, 949-50 (6th Cir. 1981). --------

Consequently, the Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Greenberg's Report and Recommendation and AFFIRMS the Commissioner's final decision.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: February 9, 2021

s/ James S . Gwin

JAMES S. GWIN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE