Ladner v. Commissioner of Social Security General Counsel

Filing 34

ORDER Granting 20 Motion to Remand to Social Security and Reversing Decision of the Commissioner of Social Security and Denying 23 Cross-Motion to Affirm the Judgment of the Commissioner of Social Security. Proceedings remanded consistent with 29 Report and Recommendation. Case terminated. Signed by Judge Philip M. Pro on 8/4/10. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ASB)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA *** MICHAEL LADNER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, ) Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) ) Defendant. ) ) 2:09-CV-00253-PMP-LRL ORDER

On June 30, 2010, the Honorable Lawrence R. Leavitt United States Magistrate Judge entered a Report and Recommendation (Doc. #29) on Plaintiff's Motion for Reversal and/or Remand of the Administrative Law Judge's Decision/Administrative Determination (Doc. #20). After extensive analysis, Magistrate Judge Leavitt concluded that Plaintiff's motion (Doc. #20) should be granted to the extent that the decision of the Defendant Commissioner of Social Security should be reversed and the action remanded for further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Leavitt further found that Defendant's Cross-Motion to Affirm the Judgment of the Commissioner of Social Security (Doc. #23) should be denied. On July 19, 2010, Defendant filed an objection to Magistrate Judge Leavitt's report and recommendation (Doc. #30). On July 30. 2010, Plaintiff filed an Opposition to Defendant's objections (Doc. #32).

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Having read and considered the foregoing the Court has conducted a de novo review of the record in this case in accordance with 28 U.S.C.§ 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule IB 1-4 and determines that Defendant's objections to Magistrate Judge Leavitt's Report and Recommendation (Doc. #30) should be overruled, and the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Leavitt should be AFFIRMED. IT IS SO ORDERED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Reversal and/or Remand of the Administrative Law Judge's Decision/Administrative Determination (Doc. #20) is GRANTED to the extent that the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security is hereby REVERSED, the action REMANDED to further proceedings to be consistent with the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Leavitt (Doc. #29). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Cross-Motion to Affirm the Judgment of the Commissioner of Social Security (Doc. #23) is DENIED. DATED: August 4, 2010.

PHILIP M. PRO United States District Judge

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