Opinion
Civil No. 2:14cv403
07-27-2015
CORNELIOUS TOWNSEND, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
FINAL ORDER
Plaintiff Cornelious Townsend brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking judicial review of the final decision of the Social Security Commissioner ("Commissioner") denying his claim for supplemental security income ("SSI") pursuant to Title XVI of the Social Security Act. Pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(1)(B) and (C), Rule 72(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 72 of the Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and by order of reference dated October 28, 2014, this matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard for a Report and Recommendation ("R&R").
In a R&R filed on June 30, 2015, Judge Leonard found that the Administrative Law Judge's decision to deny Mr. Townsend's claim was supported by substantial evidence. See ECF No. 18 at 19. Accordingly, Judge Leonard recommended granting the Commissioner's motion for summary judgment, denying Mr. Townsend's motion for summary judgment and affirming the final decision of the Commissioner. Id.
By copy of the R&R, each party was advised of the right to file written objections to the findings and recommendations made by Judge Leonard within fourteen (14) days from the date the R&R was mailed, pursuant to Rule 6(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, The time for filing written objections has passed, and neither party has filed objections. As indicated in the R&R, "failure to file timely objections to the findings and recommendations will result in a waiver of the right to appeal from a judgment of this Court based on such findings and recommendations." Id. at 20.
This Court has reviewed the R&R of Judge Leonard (ECF No. 1 8) and hereby ADOPTS and APPROVES in full the findings and recommendations set forth therein. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that the Commissioner's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 16) is GRANTED, Mr. Townsend's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 14) is DENIED, and the final decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED.
The Clerk is REQUESTED to send a copy of this Final Order to all parties.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/_________
Arenda L. Wright Allen
United States District Judge
July 27th , 2015
Norfolk, Virginia