Merithew v. Social Security

Filing 19

ORDER accepting 18 Report and Recommendation denying plaintiff's 12 Motion for Summary Judgment and granting defendant's 17 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (MBea)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
MARY MERITHEW,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 18-CV-11182
HON. GEORGE CARAM STEEH

vs.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
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ORDER ACCEPTING MAGISTRATE
JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [ECF No. 18]
Plaintiff Mary Merithew filed an application for Social Security
Supplemental Insurance benefits (SSI) on March 20, 2014. Plaintiff
alleges disability based on anxiety, bipolar, and panic disorder. The ALJ
found that plaintiff was not disabled and denied her claims because a
person with her background and residual functional capacity could perform
a significant number of jobs. Plaintiff requested review of the ALJ’s
decision. On February 27, 2018, the Appeals Council denied review,
making the ALJ’s decision the final decision of the Commissioner. Plaintiff
timely filed for judicial review.
Both parties filed motions for summary judgment which were referred
to the Magistrate Judge for report and recommendation. On April 11,
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2019, the Magistrate Judge issued a report and recommendation
recommending that plaintiff=s motion for summary judgment be denied and
defendant=s motion for summary judgment be granted. Objections to the
report have not been filed by defendant within the established time period.
The court has reviewed the file, record and magistrate judge’s report and
recommendation.
The court agrees with the analysis conducted by the magistrate
judge, and therefore accepts his recommendation. Now, therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for summary
judgment is DENIED.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that defendant’s motion for
summary judgment is GRANTED.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that judgment enter for
defendant.
Dated: April 30, 2019
s/George Caram Steeh
GEORGE CARAM STEEH
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Copies of this Order were served upon attorneys of record on
April 30, 2019, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Marcia Beauchemin
Deputy Clerk

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