Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 11-349-JJB-SCR
06-14-2012
NATHAN E. HINES v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
RULING
The court has carefully considered the petition, the record, the law applicable to this action, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Riedlinger dated June 12, 2012 (doc. no. 12) to which no objection has been filed.
Therefore, the court hereby approves the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge and adopts it as the court's opinion herein. Accordingly, under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security Michael J. Astrue, denying the applications for disability and supplemental security income benefits filed by plaintiff Nathan E. Hines are AFFIRMED, and this action is DISMISSED.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this __ day of June, 2012.
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JAMES J. BRADY, JUDGE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA