Crowell v. Astrue

Filing 18

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION for 17 Report and Recommendation. Decision of Commissioner is affirmed with respect to plaintiff's application for disability insurance benefits, but reversed with respect to plaintiff's application for supplemental security income benefits. Matter is remanded to Commissioner for further proceedings. Judgment will issue accordingly. Signed by Honorable Tim Leonard on 12/20/13. (jy)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
ROBERT DOUGLAS CROWELL,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting
Commissioner, Social Security
Administration,
Defendant.

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No. CIV-12-1126-L

ORDER
Plaintiff brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for judicial review of
the final decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration denying
his application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income
payments under the Social Security Act. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), this matter
was referred to the Honorable Charles B. Goodwin for initial decision.

On

November 27, 2013, Judge Goodwin issued his Report and Recommendation,
recommending that the Commissioner’s decision be affirmed with respect to the
dismissal of plaintiff’s application for disability insurance benefits and reversed with
respect to the denial of his request for supplemental security income payments.
Judge Goodwin recommended that this matter be remanded for further proceedings.
The court file reflects that no party objected to the Report and
Recommendation within the time limits prescribed. Having conducted a de novo
review of this matter, the court finds that the Report and Recommendation should

be adopted in its entirety. The decision of the Commissioner is therefore AFFIRMED
with respect to plaintiff’s application for disability insurance benefits, but is
REVERSED with respect to plaintiff’s application for supplemental security income
benefits. This matter is REMANDED to the Commissioner for further proceedings.
Judgment will issue accordingly.
It is so ordered this 20th day of December, 2013.

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