Opinion
Case No. 16-11389
09-06-2017
Karen S. Petero, Plaintiff, v. Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S AUGUST 14 , 2017 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [17], GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [15], DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [14] AND AFFIRMING THE COMMISSIONER'S DECISION
This matter came before the Court on the magistrate judge's August 14, 2017 report and recommendation. (Docket no. 17.) The magistrate judge recommended that the Court grant Defendant's motion for summary judgment and deny Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment. Neither party has filed objections. "[T]he failure to object to the magistrate judge's report[] releases the Court from its duty to independently review the matter." Hall v. Rawal, 09-10933, 2012 WL 3639070, at *1 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 24, 2012) (citing Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985)). The Court nevertheless agrees with the magistrate judge's recommendation.
Being fully advised in the premises, having read the pleadings, and for the reasons set forth above, the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the magistrate judge's report and recommendation (dkt. 17), and therefore GRANTS Defendant's motion for summary judgment (dkt. 15), DENIES Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (dkt. 14), and AFFIRMS the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
So ordered.
s/Nancy G. Edmunds
Nancy G. Edmunds
United States District Judge Dated: September 6, 2017 I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record on September 6, 2017, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Carol J. Bethel
Case Manager