Opinion
Civil Case No. 19-10953
04-30-2020
Kathleen Neal, Plaintiff, v. Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING 4/6/20 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff Kathleen Neal filed this action seeking judicial review of Defendant Commissioner's final decision denying her application for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act. The matter was referred to Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Stafford for determination of all non-dispositive motions under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) and issuance of a report and recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and (C). Thereafter, the parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment.
In a Report and Recommendation ("R&R") issued on April 6, 2020, the magistrate judge recommends that the Court: 1) deny Plaintiff's motion; 2) grant the Commissioner's motion; and 3) affirm the ALJ's decision.
Pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b), a party objecting to the recommended disposition of a matter by a Magistrate Judge must filed objections to the R&R within fourteen (14) days after being served with a copy of the R&R. "The district judge to whom the case is assigned shall make a de novo determination upon the record, or after additional evidence, of any portion of the magistrate judge's disposition to which specific written objection has been made." Id.
The time for filing objections to the R&R has expired and the docket reflects that neither party has filed objections to the R&R. The Court hereby ADOPTS the April 6, 2020 R&R.
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commissioner's Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED and the ALJ's decision is AFFIRMED pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. §405(g).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Sean F. Cox
Sean F. Cox
United States District Judge Dated: April 30, 2020