Chavis v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 18

DECISION and ORDERED, that the Report-Recommendation (Dkt. No. 17) is APPROVED and ADOPTED in its ENTIRETY; and it is further ORDERED, that the Commissioners decision denying disability benefits is REMANDED for further proceedings in accordance with this recommendation and pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. Section 405(g). Signed by Senior Judge Lawrence E. Kahn on February 18, 2010. (sas)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FLOYD CHAVIS, Plaintiff, -againstMICHAEL J. ASTRUE Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. 5:07-CV-0018 (LEK/VEB)

DECISION AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court following a Report-Recommendation filed on December 2, 2009, by the Honorable Victor E. Bianchini, United States Magistrate Judge, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and L.R. 72.3(c) of the Northern District of New York. Report-Rec. (Dkt. No. 17). Within ten days, excluding weekends and holidays, after a party has been served with a copy of a Magistrate Judge's Report-Recommendation, the party "may serve and file specific, written objections to the proposed findings and recommendations," FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b), in compliance with L.R. 72.1. No objections have been raised in the allotted time with respect to Judge Bianchini's Report-Recommendation. Furthermore, after examining the record, the Court has determined that the Report-Recommendation is not subject to attack for plain error or manifest injustice. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED, that the Report-Recommendation (Dkt. No. 17) is APPROVED and

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ADOPTED in its ENTIRETY; and it is further ORDERED, that the Commissioner's decision denying disability benefits is REMANDED for further proceedings in accordance with this recommendation and pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. Section 405(g); and it is further ORDERED, that the Clerk serve a copy of this Order on all parties. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: February 18, 2010 Albany, New York

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