Piotrowski v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

Filing 13

Opinion and Order signed by Judge James S. Gwin on 1/18/23. The Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Clay's R&R, and AFFIRMS the Commissioner's final decision. re 12 Report and Recommendation, 1 Complaint (T,A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO

DENNIS PIOTROWSKI,
Plaintiff,
vs.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,
Defendant.

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CASE NO. 21-cv-2430
OPINION & ORDER
[Resolving Doc. 1]

JAMES S. GWIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE:
Plaintiff Dennis Piotrowski seeks judicial review of the Social Security
Administration Commissioner’s final decision denying his application for Disability
Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income.1
On December 7, 2022, Magistrate Judge Clay filed a Report and Recommendation
(“R&R”) recommending that the Court affirm the Commissioner’s final decision.2 Defendant
did not file an objection to the R&R.
The Federal Magistrates Act requires district courts to conduct a de novo review
only of objected-to portions of an R&R.3 Absent objection, district courts may adopt an
R&R without review.4 Nevertheless, the Court has reviewed the R&R and concurs in its
reasoning and result.

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Doc. 1 at 1.
Doc. 12 at 1.
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28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).
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Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149–52 (1985). Failure to timely object may waive a party’s right to appeal the
district court’s order adopting the R&R. Id. at 155; United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947, 949–50 (6th Cir. 1981).
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Case No. 21-cv-2430
Gwin, J.
So, the Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Clay’s R&R, and AFFIRMS the
Commissioner’s final decision.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/

Dated: January 18, 2021

James S. Gwin

JAMES S. GWIN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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