Miller v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 20

DECISION AND ENTRY ADOPTING 17 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS. The Commissioner's decision to deny Plaintiffdisability insurance benefits is AFFIRMED. Signed by Judge Timothy S. Black on 3/29/18. (sct)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION

LOUIS G. MILLER,
Plaintiff,
vs.
COMMISSIONER OF
SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.

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Case No. 1:16-cv-1121

Judge Timothy S. Black
Magistrate Judge Karen L. Litkovitz

DECISION AND ENTRY
ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE (Doc. 17)
This case is before the Court pursuant to the Order of General Reference to United
States Magistrate Judge Karen L. Litkovitz. Pursuant to such reference, the Magistrate
Judge reviewed the pleadings filed with this Court and, on January 23, 2018, submitted a
Report and Recommendation. (Doc. 17). Plaintiff filed objections on February 6, 2018.
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As required by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), the Court has
reviewed the comprehensive findings of the Magistrate Judge and considered de novo
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Plaintiff’s objections to the Report and Recommendation are not well-taken. Plaintiff’s
objections are general in nature and merely reargue Plaintiff’s claim that the ALJ’s decision was
not supported by substantial evidence. Plaintiff does not identify any specific alleged errors in
the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation for this Court’s review. General objections
[to a Report and Recommendation] are insufficient to preserve any issues for review; ‘[a] general
objection to the entirety of the magistrate's report has the same effects as would a failure to
object.’” Carter v. Riverside Methodist Hosp., No. 2:12-CV-1152, 2013 WL 793558, at *1 (S.D.
Ohio Mar. 4, 2013) (Marbley, J.) (quoting Howard v. Secretary of Health and Human Services,
932 F.2d 505, 509 (6th Cir.1991).
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all of the filings in this matter. Upon consideration of the foregoing, the Court does
determine that such Report and Recommendation should be and is hereby adopted
in its entirety.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Commissioner’s decision to deny
Plaintiff disability insurance benefits is AFFIRMED. The Clerk shall enter a judgment
accordingly, whereupon this case shall be CLOSED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Date: March 29, 2018

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Timothy S. Black
United States District Judge

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