Lamb v. Commissioner for Social Security Administration

Filing 18

DECISION AND ENTRY adopting Report and Recommendations re 17 Report and Recommendations. Signed by Judge Timothy S. Black on 2/16/2021. (rrs)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION
KENDRA LAMB,
Plaintiff,
vs.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.

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Case No. 1:19-cv-1091
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 December 23, 2020, submitted
a Report and Recommendation. (Doc. 17). No objections were filed.
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 all
of the filings in this matter. Upon consideration of the foregoing, the Court finds that the
Report and Recommendation (Doc. 17) should be and is hereby adopted in its entirety.
Accordingly, for the reasons stated above:
1.

The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 17) is hereby ADOPTED;

2.

The decision of the Commissioner denying Plaintiff’s disability insurance
benefits and supplemental security income applications is REVERSED;

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3.

This matter is REMANDED under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for
further proceedings consistent with the findings of the Report and
Recommendation (Doc. 17);

4.

As no further matters remain pending for this Court’s review, the Clerk
shall enter judgement accordingly, whereupon this case is TERMINATED
from the docket of this Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Date:

s/Timothy S. Black
Timothy S. Black
United States District Judge

2/16/2021

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