Kincaid v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

Filing 20

ORDER Adopting 19 Report and Recommendation. Signed by District Judge Judith E. Levy. (SBur)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
Randy Alan Kincaid,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 16-cv-14441
Judith E. Levy
United States District Judge

Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,

Mag. Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford

Defendant.
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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [19]
Before the Court is Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford’s
Report and Recommendation recommending the Court grant plaintiff’s
motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 17) and deny defendant’s motion
for summary judgment. (Dkt. 18.) The parties were required to file
specific written objections within 14 days of service. Fed. R. Civ. P.
72(b)(2); E.D. Mich. L.R. 72.1(d). No objections were filed. The Court
has nevertheless thoroughly reviewed the Report and Recommendation,
and concurs in the reasoning and result. Accordingly,
The Report and Recommendation (Dkt. 19) is ADOPTED;

Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment [17] is GRANTED,
defendant’s motion for summary judgment [18] is DENIED, and the
matter is REMANDED pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further
consideration consistent with the Report and Recommendation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 12, 2018
Ann Arbor, Michigan

s/Judith E. Levy
JUDITH E. LEVY
United States 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 February 12, 2018.
s/Shawna Burns
SHAWNA BURNS
Case Manager

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