Apley v. Social Security, Commissioner of

Filing 21

ORDER Adopting Report and Recommendation for 19 Report and Recommendation, granting 16 Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Social Security, Commissioner of, denying 13 Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Hope A Apley Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (PPau)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

HOPE A. APLEY,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 09-CV-12748
HON. GEORGE CARAM STEEH

v.
COMMISSIONER OF
SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.
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ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (#19), DENYING
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (#13), AND GRANTING
DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (#16)
On July 13, 2009, plaintiff filed a complaint for judicial review following an adverse
decision of the Commissioner of Social Security. The matter was referred to Magistrate
Judge Whalen. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment. On April 6, 2011,
Magistrate Judge Whalen issued a Report and Recommendation on the cross-motions for
summary judgment. In his Report, Magistrate Judge Whalen recommends defendant’s
motion for summary judgment be granted and plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment be
denied. Plaintiff has not filed objections to the Report and Recommendation, and the
deadline for doing so has passed.

The court has reviewed the Report and

Recommendation, and in the absence of timely objection,
The court hereby adopts Magistrate Judge Whalen's April 6, 2011 Report and
Recommendation. Plaintiff’s complaint is hereby DISMISSED.
SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 28, 2011

s/George Caram Steeh
GEORGE CARAM STEEH
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Copies of this Order were served upon attorneys of record on
April 28, 2011, by electronic and/or ordinary mail and also to
Hope Apley at 911 Wedge Road, Sandusky, MI 48471-9417.
s/Marcia Beauchemin
Deputy Clerk

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