Taffe v. Berryhill

Filing 20

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (Written Opinion). Signed by Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright on 11/14/2017. (TJB) cc: SSA. Modified on 11/14/2017 (lmb).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

John R. Taffe,

Case No. 16-cv-3884 (WMW/HB)
Plaintiff,
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION

v.
Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner
of Social Security,
Defendant.

This matter is before the Court on the October 17, 2017 Report and
Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer. (Dkt. 18.) No
objections to the Report and Recommendation have been filed. In the absence of timely
objections, this Court reviews a Report and Recommendation for clear error. See Fed. R.
Civ. P. 72(b); Grinder v. Gammon, 73 F.3d 793, 795 (8th Cir. 1996) (per curium).
Having reviewed the Report and Recommendation, the Court finds no clear error.
Based on the Report and Recommendation and all the files, records and
proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1.

The October 17, 2017 Report and Recommendation, (Dkt. 18), is

ADOPTED;
2.

Plaintiff John R. Taffe’s motion for summary judgment, (Dkt. 12), is

GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as addressed in the Report and
Recommendation;

3.

Defendant Nancy A. Berryhill’s motion for summary judgment, (Dkt. 15),

is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as addressed in the Report and
Recommendation; and
4.

This matter is REMANDED to the Appeals Council for consideration of

the new evidence from Dr. Michael Sharland and Dr. Lynn Quenemoen, as addressed in
Part III.A and Part III.B of the Report and Recommendation.
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.

Dated: November 14, 2017

s/Wilhelmina M. Wright
Wilhelmina M. Wright
United States District Judge

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