Burton v. Social Security Administration

Filing 14

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 12 ; ORDERED that all claims in the matter are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Lance M Africk on 2/25/2014.(blg)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

GWENDOLYN D. BURTON

CIVIL ACTION

VERSUS

No. 13-661

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

SECTION I

ORDER
The Court, having considered the record, the applicable law, the report and
recommendation1 of the U.S. Magistrate Judge, and the objection2 by plaintiff, which is hereby
OVERRULED, approves the report and recommendation of the U.S. Magistrate Judge and
adopts it as its opinion in this matter.3 Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that all claims in the above-captioned matter are DISMISSED WITH
PREJUDICE.

New Orleans, Louisiana, February 25, 2014.

_______________________________________
LANCE M. AFRICK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1

R. Doc. No. 12.
R. Doc. No. 13.
3
The Court makes an additional observation with respect to plaintiff’s objection that her mental
limitations were not included in the residual functional capacity (RFC). R. Doc. No. 13-1, at 1-4.
The ALJ discussed in detail the evidence of plaintiff’s mental impairments and concluded by
stating that “the following residual functional capacity assessment reflects the degree of
limitation the undersigned has found in the ‘paragraph B’ mental function analysis.” R. Doc. No.
8-2, at 17-18. Although the discussion appeared on an earlier page of the ALJ’s decision than the
rest of the RFC determination, the ALJ did address plaintiff’s mental limitations and consider
them for the RFC.
2