Opinion
Case No. 14-CV-14932
01-28-2016
MONTERREY ARMAND WOODS, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
MAG. JUDGE ELIZABETH STAFFORD
ORDER ACCEPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (DOC. #19)
This matter is before the court on plaintiff Monterrey Armand Woods' challenge of a final decision of defendant Commissioner denying his applications for Disability Insurance Benefits ("DIB") and Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") under the Social Security Act ("Act"). Both parties filed summary judgment motions which were referred to the magistrate judge for report and recommendation.
On January 7, 2016, the magistrate judge issued a report and recommendation recommending that plaintiff's motion be granted and defendant's motion for summary judgment be denied. The report concludes that the Commissioner's decision should be reversed and remanded for further consideration pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
Objections to the report have not been filed by either party within the established time period. The court has reviewed the file, record, and magistrate judge's report and recommendation and accepts the magistrate judge's recommendation. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the magistrate's report and recommendation is accepted as the findings and conclusions of this court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED, and the Commissioner's motion for summary judgment is DENIED, for the reasons well-developed in the magistrate judge's report and recommendation.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), the Commissioner's decision is REVERSED and the case is REMANDED to the ALJ for further proceedings consistent with the report and recommendation.
SO ORDERED. Dated: January 28, 2016
s/George Caram Steeh
GEORGE CARAM STEEH
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Copies of this Order were served upon attorneys of record on
January 28, 2016, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.