Nichols v. Astrue

Filing 19

ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that the 18 Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED and ACCEPTED. Defendant's 9 Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED. Plaintiff's complaint is DISMISSED with prejudice. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 3/28/2012. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KO)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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DERRICK NICHOLS,

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Plaintiff,
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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, et al.,
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Defendants.
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3:11-cv-00124-LRH-VPC
ORDER

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Before this Court is the Report and Recommendation of U.S. Magistrate Judge Valerie P.

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Cooke (#181 ) entered on March 1, 2012, recommending granting Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (#9)

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filed on July 1, 2011. No objection to the Report and Recommendation has been filed. The action was

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referred to the Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 1B 1-4 of the

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Rules of Practice of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.

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The Court has conducted its de novo review in this case, has fully considered the pleadings and

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memoranda of the parties and other relevant matters of record pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b) (1) (B)

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and Local Rule IB 3-2. The Court determines that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation

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(#18) entered on March 1, 2012, should be adopted and accepted.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (#18)

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Refers to court’s docket number.

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entered on March 1, 2012, is adopted and accepted, and Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (#9) is

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GRANTED. Plaintiff’s complaint is DISMISSED with prejudice.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 28th day of March, 2012.

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LARRY R. HICKS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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