Wolfe v. Colvin

Filing 29

ORDER granting 20 Motion for Summary Judgment; denying 24 Motion for Summary Judgment; adopting 28 Report and Recommendation. Signed by District Judge Arthur J. Tarnow. (MLan)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

ROBERT L. WOLFE,
Case No. 15-13854
Plaintiff,
SENIOR U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
ARTHUR J. TARNOW

v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
R. STEVEN WHALEN

Defendant.
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [28]; GRANTING
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [20]; AND DENYING
DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [24] AND REMANDING CASE
On December 15, 2016, Magistrate Judge Whalen issued a Report and
Recommendation (R&R) [28] on the Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment
[20] and Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment [24]. This R&R
recommended that the Court grant Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment, deny
Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment, and remand the case for an award of
benefits under 42 §405(g). Faucher v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 17
F. 3d 171 (6th Cir. 1994). Neither party has filed any objection to the Report and
Recommendation.
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The Court having reviewed the record, the Report and Recommendation [28]
is hereby ADOPTED and entered as the findings and conclusions of the Court.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment [20] is
GRANTED and Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment [24] is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the case is REMANDED for an award
of benefits consistent with the Report and Recommendation.
THIS CASE IS CLOSED.
SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 12, 2017

s/Arthur J. Tarnow
Arthur J. Tarnow
Senior United States District Judge

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