THOMAS v. ASTRUE

Filing 17

ORDER denying 10 Motion for Summary Judgment; granting 13 Motion for Summary Judgment; adopting Report and Recommendations 16 as the opinion of this Court. Signed by Judge Donetta W. Ambrose on 10/31/12. (slh)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

JOYCE THOMAS,

Plaintiff,

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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,

Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 12-171
Judge Donetta W. Ambrose
Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan

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ORDER
AND NOW, this 31 st day of October, 2012, after the Plaintiff, Joyce Thomas, filed an
action in the above-captioned case seeking review of the final decision of the Commissioner of
Social Security denying claims for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security
Income Benefits, and after cross-motions for summary judgment were submitted by the parties,
and after a Report and Recommendation was filed by the United States Magistrate Judge
granting the parties a period oftime after being served with a copy to file written objections
thereto, and upon independent review of the motions and the record, and upon consideration of
the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation,
IT IS ORDERED that the Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 10) is
DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commissioner's Motion for Summary Judgment
(ECF No. 13) is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security
is AFFIRMED.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate
Judge (ECF No. 16) is adopted as the opinion of this Court.

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Donetta W. Ambrose
United States District Judge