Reed v. Commissioner of Social Security

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FINAL JUDGMENT and ORDER Regarding Plaintiff's Social Security Complaint; ORDER Discharging Order to Show Cause 18 , signed by Erica P. Grosjean on 2/10/17: The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to enter judgment in favor Defendant Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security and against Plaintiff Mary Reed. (CASE CLOSED)(Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Plaintiff,

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Case No. 1:15-cv-01448-EPG

MARY REED,

v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.

FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER
REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL
SECURITY COMPLAINT; ORDER
DISCHARGING ORDER TO SHOW
CAUSE
(ECF No. 18)

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This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s complaint for judicial review of an

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unfavorable decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration regarding her

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application for Supplemental Security Income benefits. The parties have consented to entry of

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final judgment by the United States Magistrate Judge under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)

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with any appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (ECF Nos. 7, 9.)

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On February 1, 2017, the Court issued an Order to Show Cause regarding Defendant’s

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failure to appear at the hearing on this matter, previously set for February 1, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.

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(ECF No. 18.) Defendant filed a declaration in response to the Order to Show Cause (ECF No.

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19) and further explained her failure to appear at the continued hearing on February 9, 2017. The

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Court accepts Defendant’s explanation and DISCHARGES the Order to Show Cause.

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At the hearing on February 9, 2017, the Court further heard from the parties and, having
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reviewed the record, administrative transcript, the briefs of the parties, the applicable law, and

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having heard oral argument, finds as follows:

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For the reasons announced by the Court on the record at the conclusion of the parties’ oral

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argument on February 9, 2017, the Court finds that the decision of the Commissioner of Social

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Security is supported by substantial evidence and free from clear legal error. Accordingly, the

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Court DENIES Plaintiff’s appeal from the administrative decision of the Commissioner of Social

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Security. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to enter judgment in favor Defendant Nancy A.

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Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security and against Plaintiff Mary Reed.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:

February 10, 2017

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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