Johnson v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 13

OPINION entered by Magistrate Judge David G. Bernthal on 7/15/2010. After reviewing the administrative record and the parties' memoranda, this Court denied Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment or Remand 7 . Consistent with the Court� 39;s reasoning in the Order denying Plaintiff's motion, the Court now GRANTS Defendant's Motion for an Order Which Affirms the Commissioner's decision 10 . This case is terminated. (MT, ilcd) Modified on 7/15/2010 to change "ORDER" to "OPINION" NEF regenerated. (MT, ilcd).

Johnson v. Commissioner of Social Security

Doc. 13

Thursday, 15 July, 2010 02:15:15 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Urbana Division EMERY W. JOHNSON, ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) Case No. 08-2300 MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, )
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, )

E-FILED

Defendant.

) )

ORDER
In June 2007, Administrative Law Judge ("hereinafter ALJ") Joseph Warzycki denied Plaintiff Emery Johnson's application for social security disability insurance benefits. ALJ Warzycki based his decision on his finding that Plaintiff was engaged in substantial gainful activity (hereinafter "SGA"). He also found that Plaintiff was capable of performing his past relevant work. In September 2007, Plaintiff filed a Complaint for Judicial Review (#1) against Defendant Michael J. Astrue, the Commissioner of Social Security, seeking judicial review of the ALJ's decision to deny social security benefits. In May 2009, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Summary Judgment or Remand (#7). In August 2009, Defendant filed a Motion for an Order Which Affirms the Commissioner's Decision (#10). After reviewing the administrative record and the parties' memoranda, this Court denied Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment or Remand (#7). Consistent with the Court's reasoning in the Order denying Plaintiff's motion, the Court now GRANTS Defendant's Motion for an Order Which Affirms the Commissioner's Decision (#10). This case is terminated. ENTER this 15th day of July, 2010. s/ DAVID G. BERNTHAL U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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