House v. Commissioner of Social Security
Filing
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ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 18 ; Plaintiff's objections 19 are overruled; the Commissioner's decision is affirmed ; signed by Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker (Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker, ymc)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
WILLIAM L. HOUSE,
Plaintiff,
CASE NO. 1:17-CV-952
v.
HON. ROBERT J. JONKER
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
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ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
The Court has reviewed Magistrate Judge Green’s Report and Recommendation in this
matter (ECF No. 18), Plaintiff’s Objections (ECF No. 19), and Defendant’s Response (ECF No.
20). Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, where, as here, a party has objected to portions
of a Report and Recommendation, “[t]he district judge . . . has a duty to reject the magistrate
judge’s recommendation unless, on de novo reconsideration, he or she finds it justified.” 12
WRIGHT, MILLER, & MARCUS, FEDERAL PRACTICE
AND
PROCEDURE, § 3070.2, at 451 (3d ed.
2014). Specifically, the Rules provide that:
The district judge must determine de novo any part of the magistrate judge’s
disposition that has been properly objected to. The district judge may accept, reject,
or modify the recommended disposition; receive further evidence; or return the
matter to the magistrate judge with instructions.
FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(3). De novo review in these circumstances requires at least a review of the
evidence before the Magistrate Judge. Hill v. Duriron Co., 656 F.2d 1208, 1215 (6th Cir. 1981).
The Court has reviewed de novo the claims and evidence presented to the Magistrate Judge; the
Report and Recommendation itself; and Plaintiff’s objections. The Court finds the Magistrate
Judge’s Report and Recommendation, which recommends affirming the decision of the ALJ,
factually sound and legally correct.
The ALJ determined that Plaintiff was not disabled. The Magistrate Judge found that
substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s decision. In his Objections, Plaintiff primarily reiterates
and expands arguments he made in his original briefing concerning hearing loss; the weight given
to the report of occupational therapist Barbara Rounds and Dr. Russo; and the sufficiency of the
ALJ’s analysis. The Magistrate Judge carefully considered and properly rejected these arguments.
Nothing in Plaintiff’s Objections changes the fundamental analysis. Substantial evidence supports
the ALJ’s decision, for the very reasons detailed in the Report and Recommendation.
ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED:
1.
The Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (ECF No. 18) is
approved and adopted as the opinion of the Court.
2.
3.
Dated:
Plaintiff’s Objections (ECF No. 19) are OVERRULED.
The Commissioner’s decision is AFFIRMED.
February 22, 2019
/s/ Robert J. Jonker
ROBERT J. JONKER
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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