Opinion
Case No. 2:11-cv-358
02-19-2013
BILL K. SHIPLEY, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
Judge Mattice
Magistrate Judge Carter
ORDER
United States Magistrate Judge William B. Carter filed his Report and Recommendation (Doc. 15) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b). Plaintiff has filed timely objections. (Doc. 16).
The Court has reviewed the record de novo, including those portions of Magistrate Judge Carter's Report and Recommendation to which Plaintiff has objected. See Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 72(b). Plaintiff's objections raise no new arguments; instead, they are simply reiterations of issues he previously raised in his Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. (See Docs. 9-10, 16). Further analysis of these same issues would be cumulative and is unwarranted in light of Magistrate Judge Carter's well-reasoned and well-supported Report and Recommendation, in which he fully addressed Plaintiff's arguments.
Accordingly, the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Carter's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations pursuant to § 636(b)(1) and Rule 72(b). Plaintiff's objections (Doc. 16) are OVERRULED. Plaintiff's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Doc. 9) is DENIED. Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 11) is GRANTED. The Commissioner's denial of benefits is AFFIRMED, and the instant action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close the case.
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HARRY S. MATTICE, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE