GAUSE v. COLVIN

Filing 31

ORDER ADOPTING 29 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION: Decision of the Commissioner, denying benefits, is AFFIRMED. Signed by SENIOR JUDGE MAURICE M PAUL on 9/29/2014. (jws)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE DIVISION
TONI GAUSE,
Plaintiff,
v.

CASE NO. 1:13-cv-00157-MP-GRJ

CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant.
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ORDER
This cause comes on for consideration upon the Magistrate Judge's Report and
Recommendation dated June 19, 2014. (Doc. 29). The parties have been furnished a copy of the
Report and Recommendation and have been afforded an opportunity to file objections pursuant
to Title 28, United States Code, Section 636(b)(1). Plaintiff has filed objections at Doc. 30. I
have made a de novo review based on those objections.
Having considered the Report and Recommendation, and the timely filed objections, I
have determined that the Report and Recommendation should be adopted. Contrary to Plaintiff’s
contention, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) did not justify the denial of benefits using
conclusory, boilerplate language. Instead, as explained in the Report and Recommendation, the
ALJ made detailed findings of fact supported by substantial evidence, and properly articulated
explicit and adequate reasons for his credibility findings. See Foote v. Chater, 67 F.3d 1553,
1561–62 (11th Cir. 1995).

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Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:
1.

The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. 29) is adopted and
incorporated by reference in this order.

2.

The decision of the Commissioner, denying benefits, is AFFIRMED.

DONE AND ORDERED this 29th

day of September, 2014

s/Maurice M. Paul
Maurice M. Paul, Senior District Judge

Case No: 1:13-cv-00157-MP-GRJ