Hill v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 21

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 20 of Magistrate Judge Charles Goodwin...the Commissioner's decision is affirmed. Signed by Honorable Joe Heaton on 03/26/2015. (lam)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
SANDRA KAY HILL,
Plaintiff,
vs.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Acting Commissioner of the
Social Security Administration,
Defendant.

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NO. CIV-13-1232-HE

ORDER
Plaintiff Sandra Kay Hill filed this action seeking judicial review of the final decision
of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration denying her application for
disability insurance benefits. Consistent with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B), the case was referred
to Magistrate Judge Charles B. Goodwin, who issued a Report and Recommendation
recommending that the Commissioner’s decision be affirmed.
Plaintiff filed her application for disability benefits on May 25, 2010. When it was
denied initially and on reconsideration, she requested a hearing before an Administrative Law
Judge (“ALJ”). After a hearing, the ALJ issued a decision on August 14, 2012, determining
that plaintiff was not disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act. The Appeals
Council denied plaintiff’s request for review, so the ALJ’s decision became the final decision
of the Commissioner.
Plaintiff failed to object to the Report and Recommendation and thereby waived her
right to appellate review of the factual and legal issues it addressed. United States v. One

Parcel of Real Property, 73 F.3d 1057, 1059-60 (10th Cir. 1996).

See 28 U.S.C.

§636(b)(1)(C). Accordingly, the court adopts Magistrate Judge Goodwin’s Report and
Recommendation. The Commissioner’s decision is AFFIRMED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 26th day of March, 2015.

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