Opinion
Case No. 11-10293
03-13-2012
FORREST HAIRSTON, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
Hon. Gerald E. Rosen
Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen
ORDER ADOPTING
MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
At a session of said Court, held in
the U.S. Courthouse, Detroit, Michigan
on March 13, 2012
PRESENT: Honorable Gerald E. Rosen
Chief Judge, United States District Court On January 25, 2012, Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen issued a Report and Recommendation ("R & R") recommending that the Court grant the Defendant Commissioner of Social Security's motion for summary judgment and deny Plaintiff Forrest Hairston's motion for summary judgment. No objections have been filed to the R & R. Upon reviewing the R & R, the parties' underlying cross-motions for summary judgment, and the record as a whole, the Court concurs in the analysis of the Magistrate Judge, and adopts the R & R in its entirety.
Accordingly,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's January 25, 2012 Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, for the reasons stated in the R & R, Defendant's motion for summary judgment (docket #10) is GRANTED, and Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (docket #9) is DENIED.
Gerald E. Rosen
Chief Judge, United States District Court
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record on March 13, 2012, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
Ruth A. Gunther
Case Manager