Snodgrass v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

Filing 35

ORDER - No party having made objections, this Court follows the recommendation of the Advisory Committee and reviews Magistrate Judge Russo's Findings and Recommendation for clear error on the face of the record. No such error is apparen t. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Russo's Findings and Recommendation, ECF 33 . The decision of the Social Security Administration finding that Plaintiff is not disabled is AFFIRMED. Signed on 12/6/2018 by Judge Michael H. Simon. (mja)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON

KIMBERLY S.,1
Plaintiff,

Case No. 3:17-cv-1788-JR
ORDER

v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Deputy
Commissioner for Operations, performing the
duties and functions not reserved to the
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

Michael H. Simon, District Judge.
United States Magistrate Judge Jolie A. Russo issued Findings and Recommendation in
this case on November 19, 2018. ECF 33. Magistrate Judge Russo recommended that the
decision of the Social Security Administration that Plaintiff is not disabled be affirmed. No party
has filed objections.
Under the Federal Magistrates Act (“Act”), the court may “accept, reject, or modify, in
whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate.” 28 U.S.C.

1

In the interest of privacy, this opinion uses only the first name and the initial of the last
name of the non-governmental party in this case. Where applicable, this opinion uses the same
designation for a non-governmental party’s immediate family member.
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§ 636(b)(1). If a party files objections to a magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations,
“the court shall make a de novo determination of those portions of the report or specified
proposed findings or recommendations to which objection is made.” Id.; Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3).
If no party objects, the Act does not prescribe any standard of review. See Thomas v.
Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 152 (1985) (“There is no indication that Congress, in enacting [the Act],
intended to require a district judge to review a magistrate’s report to which no objections are
filed.”); United States. v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (holding
that the court must review de novo magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations if objection
is made, “but not otherwise”).
Although review is not required in the absence of objections, the Act “does not preclude
further review by the district judge[] sua sponte . . . under a de novo or any other standard.”
Thomas, 474 U.S. at 154. Indeed, the Advisory Committee Notes to Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)
recommend that “[w]hen no timely objection is filed,” the court review the magistrate judge’s
findings and recommendations for “clear error on the face of the record.”
No party having made objections, this Court follows the recommendation of the Advisory
Committee and reviews Magistrate Judge Russo’s Findings and Recommendation for clear error
on the face of the record. No such error is apparent. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS Magistrate
Judge Russo’s Findings and Recommendation, ECF 33. The decision of the Social Security
Administration finding that Plaintiff is not disabled is AFFIRMED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this 6th day of December, 2018.

/s/ Michael H. Simon
Michael H. Simon
United States District Judge
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