King v. Social Security Administration Commissioner

Filing 21

FINAL JUDGMENT AFFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONER and Plaintiffs case is dismissed with prejudice. Signed by Honorable Mark E. Ford on October 4, 2021. (jlm)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
FORT SMITH DIVISION
LAURA LEIGH KING
v.

PLAINTIFF
CIVIL NO. 2:20-cv-02108-MEF

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner, 1
Social Security Administration

DEFENDANT

FINAL JUDGMENT
This cause is before the Court on the Plaintiff’s complaint for judicial review of an
unfavorable final decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration regarding
her application for Disability Insurance Benefits. The parties have consented to entry of final
judgment by the United States Magistrate Judge under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), with
any appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The Court, having reviewed the record,
the administrative transcript, the briefs of the parties, the applicable law, and oral argument having
been waived, finds as follows, to-wit:
For the reasons announced by the Court on the record on October 4, 2021, the Court finds
that the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security is supported by substantial evidence, and
the same is hereby affirmed.
IT IS SO ORDERED this the 4th day of October 2021.
/s/ Mark E. Ford
HON. MARK E. FORD
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Kilolo Kijakazi became Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration on July 9, 2021. Pursuant
to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Kilolo Kijakazi should be substituted as the defendant in this
suit. No further action needs to be taken to continue this suit by reason of the last sentence of section 205(g) of the
Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
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