Berry v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 17

ORDER Adopting Magistrate Judge's 16 Report and Recommendation. Signed by District Judge Gerald E. Rosen. (JOwe)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
ALTON ORVILLE BERRY,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 16-10548
Hon. Gerald E. Rosen
Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris

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
January 6, 2017
PRESENT: Honorable Gerald E. Rosen
United States District Judge
On December 8, 2016, Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris issued a Report
and Recommendation (“R & R”) recommending that the Court deny Plaintiff
Alton Orville Berry’s motion for summary judgment and grant the Defendant
Commissioner of Social Security’s motion for summary judgment. No objections
have been filed to the R & R. Upon reviewing the R & R, the parties’ underlying
cross-motions for summary judgment, and the record as a whole, the Court
concurs in the thorough analysis of the Magistrate Judge, and adopts the R & R in

its entirety.
Accordingly,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Magistrate
Judge’s December 8, 2016 Report and Recommendation (docket #16) is
ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, for the
reasons stated in the R & R, that Plaintiff’s May 23, 2016 motion for summary
judgment (docket #13) is DENIED, and that Defendant’s June 1, 2016 motion for
summary judgment (docket #14) is GRANTED.

s/Gerald E. Rosen
United States District Judge
Dated: January 6, 2017
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties
and/or counsel of record on January 6, 2017, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Julie Owens
Case Manager, [phone]

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