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Geedy v. Kijakazi

United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
Mar 10, 2022
4:20-CV-02264 (M.D. Pa. Mar. 10, 2022)

Opinion

4:20-CV-02264

03-10-2022

REBECCA GEEDY, Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, [1]Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.


Arbuckle, Magistrate Judge

ORDER

Matthew W. Brann Chief United States District Judge

Rebecca Geedy filed this action seeking review of a decision by the Acting Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying Geedy's claim for social security disability benefits. On February 14, 2022, Magistrate Judge William I. Arbuckle issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that this Court vacate the Commissioner's decision, remand this matter for further proceedings, and close this case. No. timely objections were filed to this Report and Recommendation. 1

Docs. 1, 13.

Doc. 18.

Where no objection is made to a report and recommendation, this Court will review the recommendation only for clear error. Regardless of whether timely objections are made, district courts may accept, reject, or modify-in whole or in part-the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge. Upon review of the record, the Court finds no clear error in Magistrate Judge Arbuckle's conclusion that the Commissioner's decision is not supported by substantial evidence. Consequently, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b), advisory committee notes; see Henderson v. Carlson, 812 F.2d 874, 878 (3d Cir. 1987) (explaining that court should in some manner review recommendations regardless of whether objections were filed).

28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Local Rule 72.31.

1. Magistrate Judge William I. Arbuckle's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 18) is ADOPTED;

2. The Commissioner's decision is VACATED, and this matter is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this Order and Magistrate Judge Arbuckle's Report and Recommendation;

3. Final Judgment is entered in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 58 and sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g);

4. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case. 2


Summaries of

Geedy v. Kijakazi

United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
Mar 10, 2022
4:20-CV-02264 (M.D. Pa. Mar. 10, 2022)
Case details for

Geedy v. Kijakazi

Case Details

Full title:REBECCA GEEDY, Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, [1]Acting Commissioner of…

Court:United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Date published: Mar 10, 2022

Citations

4:20-CV-02264 (M.D. Pa. Mar. 10, 2022)

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