LEVINSON v. ASTRUE

Filing 17

ORDER denying 8 Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment; granting 12 Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment; and adopting 14 Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendations. Signed by Judge Arthur J. Schwab on 08/22/2013. (lmt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
AMANDA F. LEVINSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 12-cv-1368
District Judge Arthur J. Schwab
Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy

MEMORANDUM ORDER ADOPTING
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
AND NOW, this 22nd day of August, 2013, after the plaintiff, Amanda F. Levinson, filed
an action in the above-captioned case seeking review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s
final determination disallowing her claim for 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 of
time after being served with a copy to file written objections thereto, and upon consideration of
the objections filed by the plaintiff and the response by defendant, and upon independent review
of the motions and the record and Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Docket No.
14), which is ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court,
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Docket No. 8) is
DENIED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant's motion for summary judgment (Docket
No. 12) is granted and the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security is AFFIRMED.
The Clerk of Court shall mark this case CLOSED.

s/ Arthur J. Schwab
Arthur J. Schwab
United States District Court Judge

cc:

All Registered ECF Counsel

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