Wright v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 23

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 22 of Magistrate Judge Bernard M. Jones...the Commissioner's decision is affirmed. Signed by Honorable Joe Heaton on 10/18/2017. (lam)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
BARBARA WRIGHT,
Plaintiff,
vs.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner of the
Social Security Administration,
Defendant.

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NO. CIV-17-0221-HE

ORDER
Plaintiff Barbara Wright filed this action seeking judicial review of the final
decision of the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration denying her
applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income.
Consistent with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B), the case was referred to Magistrate Judge
Bernard M. Jones. He has issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the
Commissioner’s decision be affirmed.
The Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) reviewed this matter after it was remanded
due to his failure to properly evaluate plaintiff’s anxiety.1 On December 14, 2016, the ALJ
again issued an unfavorable decision. Because plaintiff did not seek further review by the
Appeals Council and it did not assume jurisdiction, the ALJ’s decision became the final
decision of the Commissioner.

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Wright v. Colvin, No. 14-1046-W (W.D. Okla. Oct. 29, 2015) (Doc. #26).

Plaintiff failed to object to the Report and Recommendation. She thereby waived
her right to appellate review of the factual and legal issues it addressed. Casanova v.
Ulibarri, 595 F.3d 1120, 1123 (10th Cir. 2010); see 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1)(C).
Accordingly,

the

court

adopts

Magistrate

Judge

Recommendation. The Commissioner’s decision is AFFIRMED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 18th day of October, 2017.

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Jones’s

Report

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