Stewart v. Comm'r, Soc. Sec. Admin.

Full title: SHANTEL L. STEWART v. COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER DIVISION

Date published: Sep 22, 2017

CIVIL ACTION 6:15cv878 (E.D. Tex. Sep. 22, 2017)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION 6:15cv878

09-22-2017

SHANTEL L. STEWART v. COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Ron Clark, United States District Judge

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

The Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, which contains her findings, conclusions, and recommendation for the disposition of this action, has been presented for consideration. The Report and Recommendation recommends that the decision of the Commissioner be affirmed and that the complaint be dismissed with prejudice. Plaintiff filed written objections on September 14, 2017.

Having made a de novo review of the objection filed by Plaintiff, the findings, conclusions and recommendation of the Magistrate Judge are correct and Plaintiff's objection is without merit. In her objection, Plaintiff asserts that the Report and Recommendation does not consider her assertion that she has a limited ability to twist. On the contrary, the Report and Recommendation notes Plaintiff's assertion that her residual functional capacity ("RFC") should have included a restriction on twisting¹ and provides analysis for the conclusion that the ALJ's RFC finding is supported by substantial evidence. The ALJ's opinion concerning Plaintiff's RFC is entirely consistent with the opinions of the medical experts and Plaintiff's treating physician. The ALJ appropriately considered Plaintiff's allegations of back pain and its resulting limitations. The ALJ applied the correct legal standards and the decision is supported by substantial evidence. The findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge are, therefore, adopted as those of the Court. It is

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ORDERED that Plaintiff's objection is OVERRULED. The decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED and this Social Security action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. It is further

ORDERED that any motion not previously ruled on is DENIED.

So ORDERED and SIGNED this 22 day of September, 2017.

/s/_________

Ron Clark, United States District Judge

See Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, ECF 21, at *12.