Currie v. Colvin
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ORDER DENYING 24 Plaintiff's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; GRANTING 26 Defendant's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 12/2/14. (O'Brien, C.)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
No. 5:13-CV-824-D
JAMES D. CURRIE,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
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Acting Commissioner of Social Security, )
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Defendant.
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ORDER
On November 4, 2014, Magistrate Judge Gates issued a Memorandum and Recommendation
("M&R") [D.E. 29]. In that M&R, Judge Gates recommended that the court deny plaintiff's motion
for judgment on the pleadings [D.E. 24], grant defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings
[D.E. 26], and affirm defendant's fmal decision. Neither party objected to the M&R.
"The Federal Magistrates Act requires a district court to make a de novo determination of
those portions of the magistrate judge's report or specified proposed fmdings or recommendations
to which objection is made." Diamond v. Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 310,315 (4th
Cir. 2005) (emphasis, alteration, and quotation omitted); see 28 U.S.C. ยง 636(b)(l)(C). Absent a
timely objection, "a district court need not conduct a de novo review, but instead must only satisfy
itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation."
Diamond, 416 F.3d at 315 (quotation omitted).
The court has reviewed the M&R, the record, and the briefs. The court is satisfied that there
is no clear error on the face of the record. Accordingly, the court adopts the conclusions in the M&R
[D.E. 29].
In sum, plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings [D.E. 24] is DENIED, defendanfs
motion for judgment on the pleadings [D.E. 26] is GRANTED, defendanfs fmal decision is
AFFIRMED, and this action is DISMISSED. The clerk shall close the case.
SO ORDERED.
This~
day of December 2014.
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