Opinion
1:14-CV-1124 (TJM/TWD)
12-30-2015
STEVEN MARSHALL SEARLES, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
Thomas J. McAvoy, United States District Judge
DECISION and ORDER
This matter was referred to the Hon. Thérèse Wiley Dancks, United States Magistrate Judge, for a Report and Recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Rule 72.3(d) of the Local Rules of the Northern District of New York. No objections to the November 30, 2015 Report-Recommendation have been raised. After examining the record, this Court has determined that the Report-Recommendation is not subject to attack for plain error or manifest injustice. Accordingly, this Court adopts the Report-Recommendation and Order for the reasons stated therein.
Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Thérèse Wiley Dancks is hereby ADOPTED, and:
1. The Commissioner's decision is hereby AFFIRMED; and
2. Plaintiff's complaint is hereby DISMISSED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: December 30, 2015
/s/_________
Thomas J. McAvoy
Senior, U.S. District Judge