Opinion
CASE NO. 1:19-cv-897
07-02-2020
JENNY I. GARCIA, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant.
OPINION & ORDER
[Resolving Doc. 1] :
Jenny Garcia seeks judicial review of the Social Security Administration Commissioner's final decision denying her disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income benefits applications.
Doc. 1. Plaintiff and Defendant filed merits briefs. Docs. 12, 16. Plaintiff filed a reply brief. Doc. 17.
On April 21, 2020, Magistrate Judge James R. Knepp II issued a Report and Recommendation ("R&R") recommending that the Court affirm in part and reverse in part the Commissioner's final decision denying Plaintiff's application. Any objections to the R&R were due by May 5, 2020, and neither party objected.
Doc. 18.
The Federal Magistrates Act requires district courts to conduct a de novo review only of objected-to portions of a R&R. Absent objection, district courts may adopt a R&R without review.
Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149-52 (1985). Failure to timely object may waive a party's right to appeal the district court's order adopting the R&R. Id. at 155; United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947, 949-50 (6th Cir. 1981). --------
Because no party has objected to the R&R, this Court may adopt Magistrate Judge Knepp's R&R without further review. Moreover, having conducted its own review of the record, the Court agrees with the R&R's conclusions.
Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Knepp's R&R, and AFFIRMS IN PART and REVERSES IN PART the Commissioner's final decision.
IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: July 2, 2020
s/ James S . Gwin
JAMES S. GWIN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE