Figueroa v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 17

ORDER adopting 16 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 1 Complaint filed by Richard Figueroa. The Commissioner of Social Security's final decision is REVERSED and REMANDED for further proceedings pursuant to sentence four of Section 405(g). The Clerk is DIRECTED to award judgment in favor of Claimant and to close the file. Signed by Judge Paul G. Byron on 8/29/2018. (MMW)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION

RICHARD FIGUEROA,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 6:17-cv-2170-Orl-40GJK

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
/
ORDER
This cause is before the Court on Plaintiff's appeal of the final decision of the
Commissioner of Social Security denying his applications for Disability Insurance Benefits
and Supplemental Security Income (Doc. 16) filed on December 19, 2017. The United
States Magistrate Judge has submitted a report recommending that the decision be
reversed and remanded for further proceedings.
After an independent de novo review of the record in this matter, and noting that
no objections were timely filed, the Court agrees entirely with the findings of fact and
conclusions of law in the Report and Recommendation.
Therefore, it is ORDERED as follows:
1.

The Report and Recommendation filed August 14, 2018 (Doc. 16), is

ADOPTED and CONFIRMED and made a part of this Order.
2.

The Commissioner of Social Security’s final decision is REVERSED and

REMANDED for further proceedings pursuant to sentence four of Section 405(g).

3.

The Clerk is DIRECTED to award judgment in favor of Claimant and to close

the file.
DONE AND ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on August 29, 2018.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

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