PUGH v. ASTRUE

Filing 18

ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION - The court ADOPTS the magistrate judge's report and recommendation doc. 17 to affirm the Commissioner's denial of the plaintiff's application for benefits. The Commissioner's decision to deny Plaintiff's application for benefits is AFFIRMED. The clerk shall enter judgment accordingly. Signed by SENIOR JUDGE WILLIAM STAFFORD on 4/19/2010. (dlt)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA DIVISION

CHARLES O. PUGH, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,, Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant. 3:09cv87-WS

ORDER ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Before the court is the magistrate judge's report and recommendation docketed February 19, 2010. See Doc. 23. The magistrate judge recommends that the Commissioner's decision to deny the plaintiff's application for benefits be affirmed. The plaintiff has not filed objections to the report and recommendation. Having carefully reviewed the record, this court finds that the magistrate judge's report and recommendation should be adopted. Because there was substantial evidence in the record to support the Commissioner's decision to deny benefits, it is ORDERED: 1. The court ADOPTS the magistrate judge's report and recommendation to

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affirm the Commissioner's denial of the plaintiff's application for benefits. 2. The Commissioner's decision to deny Plaintiff's application for benefits is AFFIRMED. 3. The clerk shall enter judgment accordingly. DONE AND ORDERED this 19th day of April , 2010.

s/ William Stafford WILLIAM STAFFORD SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE