Childress v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 17

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS entered by Judge Colin Stirling Bruce on 1/25/2016. The Court orders that Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment 9 is DENIED. Motion for Summary Judgment 13 is GRANTED. See written order. This case is terminated. (JMB, ilcd)

E-FILED

Monday, 25 January, 2016 10:34:31 AM
Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
URBANA DIVISION
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STACY L. CHILDRESS,
v.

Plaintiff,

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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Case No. 14-CV-2297

ORDER
On November 30, 2015, Magistrate Judge David G. Bernthal filed a Report and
Recommendation (#14) in the above cause. Judge Bernthal recommended denying
Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment (#9) and granting Defendant’s Motion for
Summary Judgment (#13). On December 11, 2015, Plaintiff filed Objections to the
Report and Recommendation (#15).1 On December 21, 2015, Defendant filed a
Response to Plaintiff’s Objections (#16).
This court has carefully reviewed Judge Bernthal’s thorough and well-reasoned
recommendation, Plaintiff’s Objections, and Defendant’s Response. Following this
court’s careful de novo review, this court agrees with Judge Bernthal’s
recommendations.

This court notes that the Objections erroneously refer to Plaintiff as “Ms.
Childress.” The record shows that Plaintiff is actually male and was properly referred
to as “Mr. Childress” and “he” in the decision of the Administrative Law Judge and in
Judge Bernthal’s Report and Recommendation.
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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT:
(1) The Report and Recommendation (#14) is accepted by this court.
(2) Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment (#9) is DENIED.
(3) Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (#13) is GRANTED. The
decision to deny benefits is affirmed.
(4) This case is terminated.
ENTERED this

25th

day of

January

s/COLIN S. BRUCE
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

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, 2016.