Opinion
5:20-cv-298-GKS-PRL
01-31-2022
MITCHELL B. RATISHER, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER
G. KENDALL SHARP SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS CAUSE concerns Plaintiff Mitchell B. Ratisher's appeal from a final decision of the Defendant Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (Commissioner) denying his application for Disability Insurance Benefits. Plaintiff and Defendant filed memorandum in support of their differing positions (Docs. 17, 18).
Complaint filed July 4, 2020. (Doc. 1).
Decision, August 26, 2019. (Doc. 13-2). Subsequently, on April 30, 2020, the Appeals Council denied Plaintiffs request for a review of the ALJ's decision.
The Commissioner filed a certified copy of the record before the Social Security Administration. (See Doc. 13.)
On December 15, 2021, the United States Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation (Doc. 19), recommending that the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) decision be affirmed. Thereafter, Plaintiff filed Objections to the Report and 1 Recommendation (Doc. 21). The Defendant filed a Response to Plaintiffs Objections supporting adoption of the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 22).
After de novo review of the portions of the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 19) to which Plaintiff objects, in this case the ALJ's findings are supported by substantial evidence, and the ALJ applied the proper legal analysis to Plaintiffs disability claims. It is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED as follows:
1. United States Magistrate Judge Philip R. Lammens' Report and Recommendation (Doc. 19) is APPROVED and ADOPTED and is made part of this Order for all purposes, including appellate review.
2. The Commissioner's final decision in this case is AFFIRMED under sentence four of42U.S.C. § 405(g).
3. The Clerk of Court is directed to ENTER JUDGMENT accordingly and CLOSE the case.
DONE AND ORDERED. 2