Opinion
15-CV-151-A
10-27-2016
DENNIS J. KUDER, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
DECISION AND ORDER
This action was referred to Magistrate Judge Hugh B. Scott pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) for the conduct of pretrial proceedings. On August 24, 2016, Magistrate Judge Scott filed a Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 16), recommending that defendant Commissioner's motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. No. 14) be granted, and that plaintiff's cross motion for similar relief in his favor (Dkt. No. 10) be denied.
The Court has carefully reviewed the Report and Recommendation, and the record in this case, and no objections having been timely filed, it is hereby
ORDERED, that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and for the reasons set forth in Magistrate Judge Scott's Report and Recommendation, defendant Commissioner's motion for judgment on the pleadings is granted, and plaintiff's cross motion for similar relief in his favor is denied. The Clerk of the Court shall enter Judgment for defendant Commissioner and close the case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/_________
HONORABLE RICHARD J. ARCARA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Dated: October 27, 2016