THOMPSON v. COLVIN

Filing 23

ORDER THAT MAGISTRATE JUDGE STRAWBRIDGE'S REPORT & RECOMMENDATION (DOC. NO. 18) IS APPROVED & ADOPTED; PLFF'S REQUEST FOR REVIEW IS DENIED; JUDGMENT IS ENTERED IN FAVOR OF DEFT NANCY A. BERRYHILL & AGAINST PLFF ROBERTA LAJEAN THOMPSON; & THE CLERK OF THE COURT SHALL CLOSE THIS CASE FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. SIGNED BY HONORABLE JOEL H. SLOMSKY ON 7/12/17. 7/13/17 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(kw, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ROBERTA LAJEAN THOMPSON,
Plaintiff,

CIVIL ACTION
NO. 15-3506

v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL,1
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

ORDER
AND NOW, this 12th day of July, 2017, upon consideration of the Report and
Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge David. R. Strawbridge (Doc. No. 18),
Plaintiff’s Objections (Doc. No. 19), and the Commissioner’s Response (Doc. No. 20), and upon
an independent and thorough review of the administrate record in this case, it is ORDERED
that:
1.

Magistrate Judge Strawbridge’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 18) is
APPROVED and ADOPTED;

2.

Plaintiff’s request for review is DENIED;

3.

Judgment is entered in favor of DEFENDANT NANCY A. BERRYHILL and
against Plaintiff Roberta Lajean Thompson; and

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Nancy A. Berryhill is the acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration.
Pursuant to Rule 24(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Ms. Berryhill replaces Carolyn
W. Colvin as Defendant in this case and no further action is needed to meet the requirement of
the final sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) which states:
Any action instituted in accordance with this subsection shall survive
notwithstanding any change in the person occupying the office of Commissioner
of Social Security or any vacancy in such office.

4.

The Clerk of the Court shall CLOSE this case for statistical purposes.

BY THE COURT:
/ s/ J oel H. S l om sk y
JOEL H. SLOMSKY, J.

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