Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:19-cv-00319
04-30-2020
MICHAEL RAY SAMMONS Plaintiff, v. ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
This action was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Cheryl A. Eifert for submission to this court of proposed findings of fact and recommendation for disposition, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). On March 31, 2020, Magistrate Judge Eifert submitted the Proposed Findings of Fact and Recommendation ("PF&R"), [ECF No. 16], recommending the court grant Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings, to the extent that it requests remand, [ECF No. 13]; deny Defendant's request to affirm the decision of the Commissioner, [ECF No. 14]; and dismiss this action from the docket. To date, no objections to Magistrate Judge Eifert's PF&R have been filed, and the time period for the filing of objections has passed.
Accordingly, the court ADOPTS and INCORPORATES herein the PF&R. For the reasons stated, the court GRANTS Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings, to the extent that it requests remand, [ECF No. 13]; DENIES Defendant's request to affirm the decision of the Commissioner, [ECF No. 14]; and DISMISSES this action from the court's docket. The court DIRECTS the Clerk to send a copy of this Order to counsel of record and any unrepresented party.
ENTER: April 30, 2020
/s/_________
JOSEPH R. GOODWIN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE