Feid v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 18

OPINION AND ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 15 ; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, clb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

EUGENE E. FEID, JR.,
Plaintiff,

Case No: 1:14-cv-610

v.

HON. JANET T. NEFF

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.
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OPINION AND ORDER
Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security
Administration. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The matter was referred to the Magistrate Judge, who issued
a Report and Recommendation (R & R) (Dkt 15), recommending that this Court affirm the
Commissioner’s decision to deny Plaintiff’s claim for Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB) and
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. The matter
is now before the Court on Plaintiff’s Objections to the R & R (Dkt 16). Defendant has filed a
Response (Dkt 17).
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(3), the Court has
performed de novo consideration of those portions of the R & R to which objections have been
made. Plaintiff’s objections merely restate his health issues and his belief that “not enough” medical
evidence from his physician was considered, without demonstrating any factual or legal error in the
Magistrate Judge’s analysis. The Magistrate Judge liberally construed, and thoroughly considered,
such previous assertions in light of the record and the governing law. Plaintiff proffers no argument
to warrant rejecting either the Magistrate Judge’s determination that the ALJ’s decision adheres to

the proper legal standards and is supported by substantial evidence, or her ultimate conclusion
recommending that the Commissioner’s decision be affirmed (R&R, Dkt 15 at 13). For the reasons
stated in the R & R, the Commissioner’s decision is properly affirmed. Accordingly, the Court will
adopt the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation as the Opinion of this Court and enter
a Judgment consistent with this Opinion and Order. See FED. R. CIV. P. 58.
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Objections (Dkt 16) are DENIED, and the
Report and Recommendation (Dkt 15) is APPROVED and ADOPTED as the Opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security is
AFFIRMED.

Dated: June 29 , 2015

/s/ Janet T. Neff
JANET T. NEFF
United States District Judge

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