Opinion
Case No. 5:17-cv-2089
01-22-2019
DAVID HUNT, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant.
OPINION & ORDER
[Resolving Doc. 15] :
In this case, Plaintiff David Hunt challenges the Social Security Administration's ("SSA") denial of his application for disability benefits.
Doc. 1.
Hunt alleges that, since at least February 2013, he has suffered from a variety of psychological ailments, including bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and major depressive disorder.
Doc. 13 at 3-8.
Accordingly, in September 2014, Plaintiff Hunt applied for social security disability benefits. However, SSA denied Plaintiff's application and his subsequent request for reconsideration. After an October 2016 hearing, an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") also concluded that Plaintiff was not disabled. The SSA Appeals Council declined to review the ALJ's decision.
Doc. 10 at 166-67.
Id. at 90-106.
Id. at 11-26.
Id. at 5-10.
Plaintiff now asks the Court to reverse the ALJ's denial of benefits. Magistrate Judge Burke issued a Report and Recommendation, recommending that the Court affirm the ALJ's decision. Neither party objected to that recommendation.
Doc. 1.
Doc. 15.
If a party had objected to the Report and Recommendation, the Court would consider the objected-to findings and conclusions de novo. However, because neither party has objected, they have waived the Court's review. Moreover, the Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge's conclusions.
Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149-50 (1985) (holding that Congress did not intend to "require district court review of a magistrate judge's factual or legal conclusions . . . when neither party objects to those findings."). --------
Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation and AFFIRMS the ALJ's decision.
IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: January 22, 2019
s/ James S . Gwin
JAMES S. GWIN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE