White v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Full title: Robert L. White, Plaintiff, v. Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division

Date published: Mar 3, 2022

20-cv-12608 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 3, 2022)

Opinion

20-cv-12608

03-03-2022

Robert L. White, Plaintiff, v. Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.

GERSHWIN A. DRAIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.

ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (ECF NO. 18), DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF NO. 13), GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF NO. 15), AND AFFIRMING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY'S DECISION

GERSHWIN A. DRAIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.

On September 23, 2020, Plaintiff Robert L. White initiated this action against the Commissioner of Social Security to appeal the denial of his Supplemental Security Income benefits. ECF No. 1. This matter is presently before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 13), filed on May 5, 2021, and Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 15), filed on July 6, 2021. Neither party responded to their opponent's motion for summary judgment in the time allotted by E.D. Mich. LR 7.1(e)(2).

The Court referred the matter to Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti (ECF No. 3), who issued a Report and Recommendation on February 7, 2022, recommending that the Court deny Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 13) and grant Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 15). ECF No. 18. Neither party has filed objections to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, and the time for filing objections has expired. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C).

Upon review of the parties' briefing, the record, and the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, the Court determines that the Magistrate Judge reached the correct conclusion. Therefore, the Court will accept and adopt Magistrate Judge Patti's February 7, 2022 Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 18) as this Court's findings of fact and conclusions of law. The Court will thus deny Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 13) and grant Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 15).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Patti's February 7, 2022 Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 18) as this Court's findings of fact and conclusions of law.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 13) is DENIED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 15) is GRANTED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commissioner of Social Security's decision is AFFIRMED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.