Williams v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 19

ORDER Adopting Magistrate Judge's 18 Report and Recommendation. Signed by District Judge Gerald E. Rosen. (JOwe)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
CYNTHIA L. WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 15-11884
Hon. Gerald E. Rosen
Magistrate Judge David R. Grand

v.
COMMISSIONER OF
SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.
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ORDER ADOPTING
MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
At a session of said Court, held in
the U.S. Courthouse, Detroit, Michigan
on
December 8, 2016
PRESENT:

Honorable Gerald E. Rosen
United States District Judge

On November 8, 2016, Magistrate Judge David R. Grand issued a Report
and Recommendation (“R & R”) recommending that the Court grant in part
Plaintiff Cynthia L. Williams’ motion for summary judgment, deny the Defendant
Commissioner of Social Security’s motion for summary judgment, and remand this
case to the Defendant Commissioner pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. §
405(g) for further administrative proceedings. No objections have been filed to
the R & R. The Court having reviewed the R & R, the parties’ underlying motions

for summary judgment, and the remainder of the record,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Magistrate
Judge’s November 8, 2016 Report and Recommendation (docket #18) is
ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, for the
reasons stated in the R & R, that Plaintiff’s May 6, 2016 motion for summary
judgment (docket #14) is GRANTED IN PART, to the extent that it seeks a
remand for further administrative proceedings, and that Defendant’s August 5,
2016 motion for summary judgment (docket #17) is DENIED.

s/Gerald E. Rosen
United States District Judge
Dated: December 12, 2016
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties
and/or counsel of record on December 12, 2016, by electronic and/or ordinary
mail.
s/Julie Owens
Case Manager, [phone]

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