Hatchett v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 19

Order Adopting Report and Recommendation and Affirming Commissioner's Decision signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 2/17/2021. re 1 18 Report and Recommendation. (S,KM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
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CRYSTAL HATCHETT,
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on behalf of minor L.F.,
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
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SECURITY,
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Defendant.
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CASE NO. 1:20-cv-237

OPINION AND ORDER
[Resolving Doc. 1]

JAMES S. GWIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE:
On February 4, 2020, Plaintiff Crystal Hatchett, on behalf of her minor son L.F., filed
a complaint seeking judicial review of the Defendant Commissioner of Social Security’s
denial of supplemental security income for L.F.’s disabilities under Title XVI of the Social
Security Act. 1 The Court referred the matter to Magistrate Judge Carmen E. Henderson.
On January 19, 2021, Magistrate Judge Henderson issued a Report and
Recommendation (“R&R”) recommending that this Court affirm the Commissioner’s final
decision. 2 Objections to that R&R were due by February 2, 2021. 3 Plaintiff Hatchett filed
no objections.
The Federal Magistrates Act requires a district court to conduct a de novo review only
of those portions of an R&R to which the parties have made an objection. 4 Failure to timely

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28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C).

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object waives a party’s right to appeal the magistrate’s report. 5 Where a party does not object
to the R&R, a district court may adopt it without review. 6
Accordingly, in light of Plaintiff Hatchett’s decision not to object to the R&R in this
case, the Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Henderson’s R&R, incorporates it as if fully
restated herein, and AFFIRMS the Commissioner’s final decision.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 17, 2021

s/

James S. Gwin

JAMES S. GWIN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 145 (1985); Gerth v. Warden, Allen Oakwood Corr. Inst.,
938 F.3d 821, 827 (6th Cir. 2019).
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See Thomas, 474 U.S. at 149–50.
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