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concluding that "[b]ecause the district court does not review internal, agency-level proceedings, it will not address whether the ALJ complied with the specific provisions of the Appeals Council's order of remand."
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No. 2:06-00004.
March 25, 2009
ORDER
Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Joanne Riddle's Motion For Summary Judgement ("Plaintiff's Motion") (Doc. No. 11), to which Defendant filed a Response (Doc. No. 20). On March 9, 2009 Magistrate Judge Knowles ("Magistrate Judge") issued a Report and Recommendation ("Report") recommending that Plaintiff's Motion be denied and the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security ("Commissioner" or "Defendant") be affirmed. (Doc. No. 23). Plaintiff has not filed any objections to the Report. Upon thorough review of the Administrative Record and the Report, the Court hereby ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge's Report in its entirety. Accordingly, the Court DENIES Plaintiff's Motion and AFFIRMS the decision of the Commissioner.
Magistrate Knowles directed Plaintiff to file a motion for judgment on the administrative record (Doc. No. 9 at 1 and 4), however Plaintiff referred to her filing as a "Motion For Summary Judgment."
It is so ORDERED.