Arnold v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 22

ORDER Adopting Report and Recommendation DENYING 14 Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Latonda N Arnold, 19 Report and Recommendation, GRANTING 17 Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Commissioner of Social Security Signed by District Judge Marianne O. Battani. (KDoa)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

LATONDA N. ARNOLD,
Plaintiff,
CASE NO. 2:15-cv-14068
v.
HON. MARIANNE O. BATTANI
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
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ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION; GRANTING THE COMMISSIONER’S MOTION FOR
SUMMARY JUDGMENT; DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT; AND AFFIRMING THE COMMISSIONER’S FINDINGS
Plaintiff Latonda Arnold has brought this action challenging the Defendant
Commissioner of Social Security’s final decision denying her application for
Supplemental Security Income under the Social Security Act. The case was referred to
Magistrate Judge David R. Grand pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Both parties filed
dispositive motions, and in a Report and Recommendation ("R&R") dated December 6,
2016, Magistrate Judge Grand recommended that the Commissioner’s Motion for
Summary Judgment be granted; that Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment be
denied; and that the ALJ’s decision be affirmed. (Doc. 19).
In the R&R, the Magistrate Judge informed the parties that objections to the R&R
must be filed within fourteen days of service and that a party’s failure to file objections
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would waive any further right of appeal. (Id., p. 30). Neither party filed objections.
Because no objections have been filed in this case, the parties waived their right to de
novo review and appeal. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge’s
Report and Recommendation (Doc. 19), GRANTS the Commissioner’s Motion for
Summary Judgment (Doc. 17), and DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment
(Doc. 14). The Court therefore AFFIRMS the Commissioner’s findings and conclusions.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: February 28, 2017

s/Marianne O. Battani
MARIANNE O. BATTANI
United States District Judge

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that the foregoing Order was served upon counsel of record via the Court's ECF System to
their respective email addresses or First Class U.S. mail to the non-ECF participants on February 28, 2017.
s/ Kay Doaks
Case Manager

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