Southerland v. Astrue

Filing 19

ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge 18 is SUSTAINED, ADOPTED, AND INCORPORATED herein.IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED, and Plaintiff's Complaint is DISMISSED with prejudice. A separate Judgment will accompany this Order. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 3/25/13. (LGK)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
NORTHERN DIVISION
KENNETH SOUTHERLAND,
Plaintiff,
vs.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN,1
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.

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Case No. 4:11CV1902JAR (TIA)

ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of United States
Magistrate Judge Terry I. Adelman, filed March 4, 2013. [ECF No. 18] Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636,
the Court referred this matter to Magistrate Judge Adelman. Magistrate Judge Adelman recommends
that the Court affirm the decision of the Commissioner denying social security benefits. The parties
were granted until March 18, 2013 to file written objections to the Report and Recommendation, but
no objections were filed.
Upon careful consideration of the Report and Recommendation and the record in this case,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the United States
Magistrate Judge [18] is SUSTAINED, ADOPTED, AND INCORPORATED herein.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED, and
Plaintiff’s Complaint is DISMISSED with prejudice. A separate Judgment will accompany this
Order.

Dated this 25th day of March, 2013.
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Carolyn W. Colvin became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security on February 14,
2013. Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Carolyn W. Colvin is therefore
substituted for Michael J. Astrue as the Defendant in this action.

JOHN A. ROSS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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