Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:12-CV-01286
09-14-2014
GEROSKI HARMON, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Defendant
MAGISTRATE JUDGE KAY
JUDGMENT
Before the court are two matters that shall be ruled on collectively due to the interconnectivity of the issues therein. The matters before the court are as follows: plaintiff's Motion to Submit Pertinent Authority [Doc. 15], and the Report and Recommendation [Doc. 13] of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein.
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff's Motion to Submit Pertinent Authority be and hereby is GRANTED.
For the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge [Doc. 13] previously filed herein, and after an independent review of the record, a de novo determination of the issues, and consideration of the objections filed herein [Doc. 14] as well as the additional authority submitted by the plaintiff [Doc. 15-1], and having determined that the findings are correct under applicable law,
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the decision of the Administrative Law Judge be and hereby is AFFIRMED, and the above captioned matter be and hereby is DISMISSED, WITH PREJUDICE.
Lake Charles, Louisiana, this 14 day of September, 2014
/s/_________
PATRCIA MINALDI
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE