Thomas v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration
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Memorandum of Opinion and Order For the reasons set forth herein, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is hereby adopted (ECF No. 17 . The decision of the Commissioner of Social Security is affirmed. Judgment will be entered in favor of Defendant. Judge Benita Y. Pearson on 11/24/2014. (JLG)
PEARSON, J.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
JACQUELINE THOMAS,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
ACTING COMMISSIONER OF
SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.
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CASE NO. 1:13CV2166
JUDGE BENITA Y. PEARSON
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION
AND ORDER
An Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) denied Plaintiff Jacqueline Thomas’ applications
for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income after a hearing in the
above-captioned case. That decision became the final determination of the Commissioner of
Social Security when the Appeals Council denied the request to review the ALJ’s decision. The
claimant sought judicial review of the Commissioner’s decision, and this Court referred the case
to Magistrate Judge James R. Knepp II for preparation of a report and recommendation pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. § 636 and Local Rule 72.2(b)(1). The Magistrate Judge submitted a Report and
Recommendation (ECF No. 17) recommending that the decision of the Commissioner be
affirmed as supported by substantial evidence.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2) provides that objections to a report and recommendation must be
filed within 14 days after service. Neither party has filed objections, evidencing satisfaction
with the Magistrate Judge’s recommendations. Any further review by this Court would be a
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duplicative and inefficient use of the Court’s limited resources. Thomas v. Arn, 728 F.2d 813
(6th Cir. 1984), aff’d, 474 U.S. 140 (1985); Howard v. Secretary of Health and Human Services,
932 F.2d 505 (6th Cir. 1991); United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947, 949-50 (6th Cir. 1981).
Accordingly, the report and recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is hereby adopted.
The decision of the Commissioner of Social Security is affirmed. Judgment will be entered in
favor of Defendant.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
November 24, 2014
Date
/s/ Benita Y. Pearson
Benita Y. Pearson
United States District Judge
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