Opinion
Civil Action No. 2:20-cv-00192
01-29-2021
MICKEY JAMES TOMBLIN, Plaintiff, v. ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
The court has received the Proposed Findings and Recommendation ("PF&R") of United States Magistrate Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn entered on January 4, 2021, relating to the parties' motions for judgment on the pleadings and plaintiff's request for remand.
The magistrate judge recommends that the court deny plaintiff's request for remand, grant defendant's request to affirm the decision of the Commissioner, affirm the final decision of the Commissioner, and dismiss this action from the court's docket. Neither party has objected to the magistrate judge's PF&R.
Based upon the foregoing, the court, accordingly, ORDERS that:
1. The PF&R be, and it hereby is, adopted by the court and incorporated herein;
2. Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings and request for remand be, and hereby is, denied;
3. Defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings be, and it hereby is, granted;
4. Defendant's request to affirm the decision of the Commissioner be, and it hereby is, granted;
5. The final decision of the Commissioner be, and it hereby is, affirmed; and
6. This case be, and it hereby is, dismissed from the court's docket.
The Clerk is directed to forward copies of this memorandum opinion and order to any unrepresented parties, all counsel of record, and the United States Magistrate Judge.
ENTER: January 29, 2021
/s/_________
John T. Copenhaver, Jr.
Senior United States District Judge