TELFER v. ASTRUE

Filing 14

ORDER THAT PLAINTTIFF'S OBJECTIONS TO THE R&R ARE OVERRULED; THE R&R IS APPROVED AND ADOPTED; THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION IS AFFIRMED AND PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST FOR REVIEW IS DENIED. JUDGMENT SHALL BE ENTERED IN THIS MATTER IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT. THE CLERK OF COURT IS DIRECTED TO CLOSE THIS MATTER FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. SIGNED BY HONORABLE LEGROME D. DAVIS ON 7/8/14. 7/8/14 ENTERED AND COPIES EMAILED TO COUNSEL.(jaa, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
DANIELLE VICTORIA TELFER
v.
MICHAEL J. ASTRUE

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CIVIL ACTION

NO. 2:12-cv-6536

ORDER
AND NOW, this 8th day of July 2014, upon careful and independent consideration of the
Report and Recommendation (R&R) of United States Magistrate Judge David R. Strawbridge
(Doc. No. 11), Plaintiff’s objections to the R&R (Doc. No. 12), Defendant’s response thereto
(Doc. No. 13), and Plaintiff’s Brief and Statement of Issues in Support of Request for Review
(Doc. No. 6), it is hereby ORDERED as follows:
1.

Plaintiff’s objections to the R&R are OVERRULED.

2.

The R&R is APPROVED and ADOPTED.

3.

The decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration is
AFFIRMED.

4.

Plaintiff’s request for review is DENIED. 1 Judgment shall be entered in this
matter in favor of Defendant. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this matter
for statistical purposes.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Legrome D. Davis
Legrome D. Davis, J.

1

Plaintiff’s objections to the R&R echo her previous arguments about the deficiency of the
Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ’s) opinion, see generally Doc. No. 12, and we find that
Magistrate Judge Strawbridge gave full and appropriate consideration to each issue Plaintiff
raised. As described more fully in the R&R, Plaintiff does not successfully undermine the ALJ’s
findings because the pieces of evidence that are not specifically referenced in the ALJ’s
opinion—either alone or in combination—are only minimally probative. See Sargent v. Astrue,
No. 11-186, 2011 WL 3844192, at *11-15 (W.D. Pa. Aug. 30, 2011), aff’d on other grounds sub
nom. Sargent v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 476 F. App’x 977 (3d Cir. 2012).