Opinion
20-cv-12011
02-09-2022
Linda Plotkowski, Plaintiff, v. Andrew Saul, Comm'r of Soc. Sec., Defendant.
KIMBERLY G. ALTMAN U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION[#18], DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR
SUMMARYJUDGMENT[#12]ANDGRANTINGDEFENDANT'S
MOTIONFORSUMMARYJUDGMENT[#15]
GERSHWIN A. DRAIN U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
On February 23, 2021, Plaintiff Linda Plotkowski filed a motion for summary judgment in this social security disability benefits action. See ECF No. 12. Defendant Andrew Saul, the Social Security Commissioner, also submitted a motion for summary judgment on April 23, 2021. See ECF No. 15. Plaintiff filed her response to Defendant's motion two weeks later. See ECF No. 16.
Presently before the Court is United States Magistrate Judge Kimberly G. Altman's Report and Recommendation concerning the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. See ECF No. 18. Judge Altman recommends that this Court deny Plaintiff's motion, grant Defendant's motion, and affirm the Commissioner's decision. ECF No. 18, PageID.1510. Neither party filed objections to the Report and Recommendation, and the opportunity to file objections has passed. Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b)(2).
When no objections are timely filed, a district court reviews a magistrate judge's report and recommendation for clear error. Fed.R.Civ.P. 72, advisory committee note (“When no timely objection is filed, the court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.”). The Court reviewed the Report and Recommendation and found no clear error.
Therefore, the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS Judge Altman's Report and Recommendation [#18], as this Court's findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment [#12] is DENIED.
Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment [#15] is GRANTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.