Opinion
ORDER: (1) ADOPTING IN FULL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION; (2) GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; (3) DENYING DEFENDANT'S CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; AND (4) REMANDING CASE FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS [Doc. Nos. 36, 29, 30]
IRMA E. GONZALEZ, District Judge.
On June 27, 2012, Plaintiff Michael Anthony Willman filed a complaint under Section 405(g) of the Social Security Act, requesting judicial review of the final decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration that denied his claim for disability-insurance benefits. (Doc. No. 1.) Thereafter, the Court referred this matter to United States Magistrate Judge Ruben B. Brooks, who issued a Report and Recommendation ("R&R") recommending that the Court: (1) grant in part and deny in part Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, (2) deny Defendant Michael J. Astrue's cross-motion for summary judgment, and (3) remand this case to the Social Security Administration for the administrative law judge to explain his reasons for determining that Plaintiff was not credible and the effect that determination has on his claim for benefits. (Doc. No. 36.) The time for filing objections to the R&R expired on August 30, 2013. (R&R 20:1-11.) Both parties are represented by counsel, but to date, neither party has filed any objections.
DISCUSSION
The Court reviews de novo those portions of the R&R to which objections are made. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The Court may "accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge." Id . But "[t]he statute makes it clear that the district judge must review the magistrate judge's findings and recommendations de novo if objection is made, but not otherwise." United States v. Reyna-Tapia , 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (emphasis in original); see also Schmidt v. Johnstone , 263 F.Supp.2d 1219, 1226 (D. Ariz. 2003) (concluding that where no objections were filed, the district court had no obligation to review the magistrate judge's report). "Neither the Constitution nor the statute requires a district judge to review, de novo, findings and recommendations that the parties themselves accept as correct." Reyna-Tapia , 328 F.3d at 1121. This rule of law is well-established within the Ninth Circuit and this district. See Wang v. Masaitis , 416 F.3d 992, 1000 n.13 (9th Cir. 2005) ("Of course, de novo review of a R & R is only required when an objection is made to the R & R."); Nelson v. Giurbino , 395 F.Supp.2d 946, 949 (S.D. Cal. 2005) (Lorenz, J.) (adopting report in its entirety without review because neither party filed objections to the report despite the opportunity to do so); see also Nichols v. Logan , 355 F.Supp.2d 1155, 1157 (S.D. Cal. 2004) (Benitez, J.).
In this case, the deadline for filing objections was on August 30, 2013. However, no objections have been filed, and neither party has requested additional time to do so. Consequently, the Court may adopt the R&R on that basis alone. See Reyna-Tapia , 328 F.3d at 1121. Nonetheless, having conducted a de novo review of the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment and the R&R, the Court concludes that Judge Brooks' reasoning sound and accurate. Therefore, the Court hereby approves and ADOPTS IN FULL the R&R. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).
CONCLUSION
Having reviewed the R&R and there being no objections, the Court ADOPTS IN FULL the R&R (Doc. No. 36), GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Doc. No. 29), DENIES Defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment (Doc. No. 30), and REMANDS this case to the Social Security Administration for further proceedings.
IT IS SO ORDERED.