Opinion
20-CV-62298-RAR
05-31-2022
MICHELLE MENDEZ, Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
ORDER AFFIRMING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
RODOLFO A. RUIZ II UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon United States Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss's Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 25] (“Report”), entered on May 13, 2022. The Report recommends that Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment, [ECF No. 17], be DENIED and Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, [ECF No. 20], be GRANTED. Plaintiff filed objections to the Report on May 27, 2022, [ECF No. 26] (“Objections”).
When a magistrate judge's “disposition” has been properly objected to, district courts must review the disposition de novo. FED. R. CIV. P. 72(B)(3). BECAUSE PLAINTIFF TIMELY FILED OBJECTIONS TO THE REPORT, THE COURT HAS CONDUCTED A de novo review of Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss's legal and factual findings.
Having carefully reviewed the parties' pleadings [ECF Nos. 17, 20, 21, 24], the Report, the Objections, the factual record, the applicable law, and being otherwise fully advised, it is hereby
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
1. The Report [ECF No. 25] is AFFIRMED AND ADOPTED.
2. Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 17] is DENIED.
3. Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 20] is GRANTED.
4. Final judgment will be entered via separate order pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
5. The Clerk is directed to CLOSE the case.
DONE AND ORDERED.