Hamilton v. Commissioner

Filing 19

ORDER Accepting and Adopting Report and Recommendation for 18 Report and Recommendation, Granting Defendant's Motion 17 for Summary Judgment, and Denying Plaintiff's Motion 15 for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TMcg)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
RUTH HOPE HAMILTON,
Case No. 17-cv-11551
Plaintiff,
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
GERSHWIN A. DRAIN

v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
DAVID R. GRAND

Defendant.
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ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [18],
GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [17], AND
DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [15]
This matter is before the Court on the parties’ Cross-Motions for Summary
Judgment as to Plaintiff Ruth Hope Hamilton’s claim for judicial review of
Defendant Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of her application for
Supplemental Security Income under the Social Security Act (the “Act”). See Dkt.
No. 1. The matter was referred to Magistrate Judge David R. Grand, who issued a
Report and Recommendation on April 18, 2018. See Dkt. No. 18.
Magistrate Judge Grand recommended that the Court deny Plaintiff’s Motion
for Summary Judgment and grant Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment. See
id.

He determined that substantial evidence in the record supports the

Administrative Law Judge’s conclusion that Plaintiff is not disabled under the Act.

Neither party has objected to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation,
and the deadline for filing objections has passed. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C).
The Court has reviewed the parties’ briefing and the Magistrate Judge’s
Report and Recommendation. And the Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge’s
conclusions. Accordingly, the Court hereby ACCEPTS and ADOPTS Magistrate
Judge Grand’s April 18, 2018 Report and Recommendation [18]. Defendant’s
Motion for Summary Judgment [17] is GRANTED, and the Plaintiff’s Motion for
Summary Judgment [15] is DENIED.
This cause of action, therefore, is dismissed.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 25, 2018

/s/Gershwin A. Drain
GERSHWIN A. DRAIN
United States District Judge

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Copies of this Order were served upon attorneys of record on
July 25, 2018, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
/s/ Teresa McGovern
Deputy Clerk 

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