Opinion
Case No. 17-cv-13022
07-31-2018
LUCY PLATER, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER (1) GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF #18) AND (2) DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF #13)
In this action, Plaintiff Lucy Plater challenges the denial of her application for disability insurance benefits. (See Compl., ECF #1.) Plater and Defendant Commissioner of Social Security have now filed cross-motions for summary judgment. (See ECF ## 13, 18.)
On July 12, 2018, the assigned Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation in which she recommended that the Court grant the Commissioner's motion and deny Plater's motion (the "R&R"). (See ECF #19.) At the conclusion of the R&R, the Magistrate Judge informed the parties that if they wanted to seek review of her recommendation, they needed to file specific objections with the Court within fourteen days. (See id. at 13-14, Pg. ID 632-33.)
Plater has not filed any objections to the R&R. The failure to file objections releases the Court from its duty to independently review the matter. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985). Likewise, the failure to object to an R&R waives any further right to appeal. See Howard v. Sec'y of Health and Human Servs., 932 F.2d 505 (6th Cir. 1991); Smith v. Detroit Fed'n of Teachers Local 231, 829 F.2d 1370, 1373 (6th Cir. 1987).
Accordingly, because Plater has failed to file any objections to the R&R, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's recommended disposition of the pending motions (ECF #19) is ADOPTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that (1) the Commissioner's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF #18) is GRANTED and (2) Plater's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF #13) is DENIED.
s/Matthew F. Leitman
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated: July 31, 2018
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties and/or counsel of record on July 31, 2018, by electronic means and/or ordinary mail.
s/Holly A. Monda
Case Manager
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