RAVERT v. COLVIN

Filing 12

ORDERED THAT THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED AND ADOPTED. MR. RAVERT'S REQUEST FOR REVIEW IS GRANTED IN PART, AND THE MATTER IS REMANDED TO THE COMMISSIONER OF THE SSA. JUDGMENT IS ENTERED IN FAVOR OF MR. RAVERT, THEREBY REVERSING THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS REMAND ONLY. THE CLERK OF COURT SHALL MARK THIS CASE CLOSED FOR ALL PURPOSES, INCLUDING STATISTICS. SIGNED BY HONORABLE GENE E.K. PRATTER ON 1/20/2016. 1/22/2016 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(sg, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
GARY KENNETH RAVERT,
Plaintiff,

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CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Acting Commissioner, Social Security
Administration,
Defendant.

CIVIL ACTION

No. 14-5289

ORDER
AND NOW, this 20th day of January, 2016, upon consideration of Mr. Ravert’s Brief and
Statement of Issues in Support of Request for Review (Doc. No. 7), Defendant’s Response to
Mr. Ravert’s Request for Review (Doc. No. 9), and after review of United States Magistrate
Judge Marilyn Heffley’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 10), to which no objections
have been filed,1 it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. The Report and Recommendation is APPROVED AND ADOPTED;
2. Mr. Ravert’s Request for Review is GRANTED IN PART, and the matter is
REMANDED to the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration for further
proceedings consistent with Magistrate Judge Heffley’s Report and Recommendation;
3. JUDGMENT IS ENTERED in favor of Mr. Ravert, thereby reversing the decision
of the Commissioner for the purpose of this remand only; and

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The Local Rules provide that “[a]ny party may object to a magistrate judge’s order
determining a motion or matter . . . within fourteen (14) days after issuance of the magistrate
judge’s order . . . .” E.D. Pa. Local R. Civ. P. 72.1(IV)(a). Judge Heffley issued his Report and
Recommendation on December 29, 2015 (Docket No. 10); objections were therefore due January
13, 2016.

4. The Clerk of Court shall mark this case CLOSED for all purposes, including
statistics.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Gene E.K. Pratter
GENE E.K. PRATTER
United States District Judge