Opinion
CASE NO. 2:15-cv-12656
09-12-2016
CRYSTAL HANDLEY, on behalf of E.F., a minor, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION; GRANTING THE COMMISSIONER'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; AND AFFIRMING THE COMMISSIONER'S FINDINGS
Plaintiff Crystal Handley has brought this action on behalf of E.F., her minor child, challenging the Commissioner of Social Security's final decision denying the application for supplemental security income under the Social Security Act. The case was referred to Magistrate Judge Stephanie Dawkins Davis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Both parties filed dispositive motions, and in a Report and Recommendation ("R&R") dated August 18, 2016, Magistrate Judge Davis recommended that the Commissioner's Motion for Summary Judgment be granted and that Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment be denied. (Doc. 21).
In the R&R, the Magistrate Judge informed the parties that objections to the R&R must be filed within fourteen days of service and that a party's failure to file objections would waive any further right of appeal. (Id., pp. 31-32). Neither party filed objections. Because no objections have been filed in this case, the parties waived their right to de novo review and appeal. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 21), GRANTS the Commissioner's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 18), and DENIES Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 16). The Court therefore AFFIRMS the Commissioner's findings and conclusions.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Date: September 12, 2016
s/Marianne O. Battani
MARIANNE O. BATTANI
United States District Judge
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that the foregoing Order was served upon counsel of record via the Court's ECF System to their respective email addresses or First Class U.S. mail to the non-ECF participants on September 12, 2016.
s/ Kay Doaks
Case Manager