Johnson v. Colvin

Filing 22

ORDER ADOPTING the Magistrate Judge's 20 Report and Recommendation as the opinion of the Court. The Court AFFIRMS the decision of the Commissioner and DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to CLOSE this case and enter the appropriate judgment of dismissal. Signed by Judge Lisa G. Wood on 3/27/2018. (csr)

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LATISHA JOHNSON,on behalf of her minor *
child KJJ.,
*
Plaintiff,

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 5:16-cv-107

V.

NANCY A. BERRYHILL,Acting
Commissioner ofthe Social Security
Administration,
Defendant.

ORDER

After an independent and de novo review of the entire
record, the undersigned concurs with the Magistrate Judge's

March 5, 2018, Report and Recommendation, dkt. no. 20, to which
Plaintiff filed untimely Objections, dkt. no. 21.

In her

Objections, Plaintiff contends the Administrative Law Judge's
(^'ALJ") determination to discount the opinions of Dr. Gordana
Lovrekovic is not supported by substantial evidence.
Plaintiff's Objections offer little more than a succinct
reiteration of the contentions she originally presented the
Court.

Plaintiff's Objections, as well as her initial

pleadings, serve to underscore her dissatisfaction with the
ALJ's determination that her son is not disabled within the

A0 72A

(Rev. 8/82)

meaning of the Social Security Act.

In addition, it appears

Plaintiff wishes for this Court to re-weigh the evidence

presented to the ALJ, which this Court, of course, cannot do.

A

reviewing court does not ''decide facts anew, reweigh the
evidence or substitute" its judgment for that of the

Commissioner.
2005).

Dyer v. Barnhart, 395 F.3d 1206, 1210 (11th Cir.

Even if the evidence preponderates against the

Commissioner's factual findings, the court must affirm a
decision supported by substantial evidence.

Id.

As the

Magistrate Judge correctly concluded, substantial evidence
supports the ALJ's determination to discount Dr. Lovrekovic's
opinions.
Thus, the Court OVERRULES Plaintiff's Objections and ADOPTS

the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation as the opinion
of the Court.

The Court AFFIRMS the decision of the

Commissioner and DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to CLOSE this case

and enter the appropriate judgment of dismi^al.

SO ORDERED, this

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HON.ILI^ GODBEY WOOD, JUDGE

united/states district ,court
SOUTHERN

DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

. 2018.