Opinion
Case No. 1:12-cv-82
06-05-2013
TIFANIE DEE ANN MCDOWELL, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL S. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
Judge Mattice
Magistrate Judge Carter
ORDER
On April 3, 2013, United States Magistrate Judge William Carter filed his Report and Recommendation (Doc. 18) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b). Magistrate Judge Carter recommended that (1) Plaintiff's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Doc. 14) be denied; (2) Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 16) be granted; (3) the Decision of the Commissioner be affirmed; and (4) this action be dismissed.
Plaintiff has filed no objections to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation. Nevertheless, the Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation as well as the record, and it agrees with Magistrate Judge Carter's well-reasoned conclusions.
Accordingly:
• The Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Carter's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations pursuant to § 636(b)(1) and Rule 72(b);
• Plaintiff's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Doc. 14) is DENIED;
• Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 16) is GRANTED;
• The decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED; and
• This case is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
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HARRY S. MATTICE, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE