Molgado v. Social Security Administration

Filing 16

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS for 14 Report and Recommendations. The decision of the Social Security Administration is affirmed, and this appeal is dismissed with prejudice.A separate judgment will be entered herein in accordance with this Order as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58. Signed by Chief District Judge Daniel P. Jordan, III on 01/12/18 (KNS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
NORTHERN DIVISION
AMANDA MOLGADO
V.

PLAINTIFF
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:17-CV-13-DPJ-RHW

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

DEFENDANT
ORDER

This Social Security case is before the Court for consideration of dismissal. In the Report
and Recommendation [14], United States Magistrate Judge Robert H. Walker recommended that
the Court dismiss this case because Plaintiff Amanda Molgado failed to pursue her appeal. The
record indicates that Molgado never filed a memorandum brief and further failed to adequately
respond to the August 17, 2017 Order to Show Cause [12]. Judge Walker nevertheless examined
the merits of Molgado’s appeal and found them lacking. Therefore, on these bases, Judge
Walker entered the Report and Recommendation on December 20, 2017, and informed Plaintiff
that she had fourteen (14) days to object. See R&R [14] at 7. That deadline passed without
objection.
The Court, having fully reviewed the unopposed Report and Recommendation of the
United States Magistrate Judge, and being duly advised in the premises, finds that the Report and
Recommendation should be adopted as this Court’s opinion.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of United States
Magistrate Judge Robert H. Walker be, and the same is hereby, adopted as the finding of this
Court. The decision of the Social Security Administration is affirmed, and this appeal is
dismissed with prejudice.
A separate judgment will be entered herein in accordance with this Order as required by
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58.

SO ORDERED AND ADJUDGED this the 12th day of January, 2018.
s/ Daniel P. Jordan III
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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