Jolly v. Commissioner of Social Security
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ORDER GRANTING Plaintiff Jolly's Motion for Summary Judgment 8 and DENYING Defendant Commissioner of Social Security's Motion for Summary Judgment 9 . Signed by District Judge Laurie J. Michelson. (KJac)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
JANICE M. JOLLY,
Plaintiff,
v.
Case No. 17-cv-10327-LJM-PTM
Honorable Laurie J. Michelson
Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF JOLLY’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT [8] AND DENYING DEFENDANT COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [9]
Before the Court is Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris’ Report and Recommendation. (R.
11.) At the conclusion of her July 31, 2017 Report and Recommendation, Magistrate Judge Morris
notified the parties that they were required to file any objections within fourteen days of service,
as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b)(2) and Eastern District of Michigan Local
Rule 72.1(d), and that “[f]ailure to file specific objections constitutes a waiver of any further right
of appeal.” (R. 11, PID 616–17.) Objections were due on August 14, 2017. It is now September 7,
2017. As such the time to file objections has expired and no objections have been filed.
The Court finds that the parties’ failure to object is a procedural default, waiving review of
the Magistrate Judge’s findings by this Court. In United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947, 949–50
(6th Cir. 1981), the Sixth Circuit established a rule of procedural default, holding that “a party
shall file objections with the district court or else waive right to appeal.” And in Thomas v. Arn,
474 U.S. 140, 144 (1985), the Supreme Court explained that the Sixth Circuit’s waiver-ofappellate-review rule rested on the assumption “that the failure to object may constitute a
procedural default waiving review even at the district court level.” 474 U.S. at 149; see also
Garrison v. Equifax Info. Servs., LLC, No. 10-13990, 2012 WL 1278044, at *8 (E.D. Mich. Apr.
16, 2012) (“The Court is not obligated to review the portions of the report to which no objection
was made.” (citing Thomas, 474 U.S. at 149–52)). The Court further held that this rule violates
neither the Federal Magistrates Act nor the Federal Constitution.
The Court therefore finds that the parties have waived further review of the Magistrate
Judge’s Report and accepts her recommended disposition. It follows that the motion for summary
judgment filed by plaintiff Janice M. Jolly (R. 8) is GRANTED and the motion for summary
judgment filed by defendant Commissioner of Social Security (R. 9) is DENIED. The case is
remanded.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 7, 2017
s/Laurie J. Michelson
LAURIE J. MICHELSON
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record
and any unrepresented parties via the Court=s ECF System to their respective email or First Class
U.S. mail addresses disclosed on the Notice of Electronic Filing on September 7, 2017.
s/Keisha Jackson
Case Manager
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