Scott v. Colvin
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ORDER: (1) Adopting re 20 Report and Recommendation, (2) Denying 15 Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment; (3) Granting 18 Defendant's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. The Clerk shall close the District Court case file. Signed by Judge Thomas J. Whelan on 8/23/2017. (jao)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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KAREN S. SCOTT,
Case No.: 16-cv-1773 W (BGS)
Plaintiff,
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v.
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ORDER:
(1) ADOPTING REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION [DOC. 20],
(2) DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT [DOC. 15], AND
(3) GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT [DOC. 18]
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,
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Defendant.
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On July 8, 2016, Plaintiff Karen S. Scott filed this lawsuit seeking judicial review
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of the Social Security Commissioner’s final decision denying her claim for disability
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insurance benefits and supplemental social security income. The matter was referred to
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the Honorable Bernard G. Skomal, United States Magistrate Judge, for a report and
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recommendation under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). Thereafter, the parties filed cross-
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motions for summary judgment.
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On August 8, 2017, Judge Skomal issued a Report and Recommendation
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(“Report”), recommending the Court deny Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and
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grant Defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment. (Report [Doc. 20] 32:13–18.)
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The Report also ordered any objections filed by August 22, 2017. (Id. at 32:21–23.) To
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date, no objection has been filed, nor has there been a request for additional time in which
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to file an objection.
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A district court’s duties concerning a magistrate judge’s report and
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recommendation and a respondent’s objections thereto are set forth in Rule 72(b) of the
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). When no objections are
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filed, the district court is not required to review the magistrate judge’s report and
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recommendation. See United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003)
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(holding that 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) “makes it clear that the district judge must review
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the magistrate judge’s finding and recommendations de novo if objection is made, but not
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otherwise”) (emphasis in original); Schmidt v. Johnstone, 263 F. Supp. 2d 1219, 1226 (D.
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Ariz. 2003) (concluding that where no objections were filed, the District Court had no
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obligation to review the magistrate judge’s report). This rule of law is well-established
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within both the Ninth Circuit and this district. See Wang v. Masaitis, 416 F.3d 992, 1000
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n.13 (9th Cir. 2005) (“Of course, de novo review of a R & R is only required when an
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objection is made to the R & R.”) (emphasis added) (citing Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d at
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1121); Nelson v. Giurbino, 395 F. Supp. 2d 946, 949 (S.D. Cal. 2005) (Lorenz, J.)
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(adopting Report without review because neither party filed objections despite having the
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opportunity to do so, and holding that, “accordingly, the Court will adopt the Report and
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Recommendation in its entirety.”); see also Nichols v. Logan, 355 F. Supp. 2d 1155, 1157
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(S.D. Cal. 2004) (Benitez, J.).
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The Court therefore accepts Judge Skomal’s recommendation, and ADOPTS the
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Report [Doc. 20] in its entirety. For the reasons stated in the Report, which is
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incorporated herein by reference, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion for summary
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judgment [Doc. 15] and GRANTS Defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment
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[Doc. 18]. The Clerk shall close the District Court case file.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 23, 2017
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