Opinion
14-CV-168A
06-21-2016
GEOFFREY RANDALL SMITH, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
DECISION AND ORDER
The above-referenced case was referred to Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). On May 26, 2016, Magistrate Judge Roemer filed a Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 18), recommending that the Commissioner's motion for judgment on the pleadings (Dkt. No. 13) be denied, and that plaintiff's motion for similar relief in his favor (Dkt. No. 10) be granted. Magistrate Judge Roemer further recommended that this matter be remanded to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings as indicated in the Report and Recommendation.
The Court has carefully reviewed the Report and Recommendation, the record in this case, and the pleadings and materials submitted by the parties, and no objections having been timely filed, it is hereby
ORDERED, that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and for the reasons set forth in Magistrate Judge Roemer's Report and Recommendation, the Commissioner's motion for judgment on the pleadings is denied, and plaintiff's motion for similar relief in his favor is granted. It is further ordered that this matter be remanded to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings consistent with the Report and Recommendation.
The Clerk of Court shall take all steps necessary to close the case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/_________
HONORABLE RICHARD J. ARCARA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Dated: June 21, 2016