Silva v. Colvin

Filing 11

ORDER granting 8 Motion to Reverse Decision of the Commissioner; denying 9 Motion to Affirm the Decision of the Commissioner; adopting 10 Report and Recommendations. So Ordered by Chief Judge William E. Smith on 8/24/2015. (Jackson, Ryan)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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CAROLYN COLVIN, ACTING
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COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
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Defendant.
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ANTONIO SILVA,

C.A. No. 14-301 S

ORDER
WILLIAM E. SMITH, Chief Judge.
On July 29, 2015, United States Magistrate Judge Patricia
A. Sullivan issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) in the
above-captioned matter (ECF No. 10).

Judge Sullivan recommended

that Plaintiff’s Motion to Reverse with a Remand for Rehearing
of the Commissioner’s Final Decision (“Plaintiff’s Motion”) (ECF
No. 8) be granted, Defendant’s Motion for an Order Affirming the
Decision of the Commissioner (“Defendant’s Motion”) (ECF No. 9)
be

denied,

the

matter

be

remanded

to

the

Commissioner

for

further proceedings pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. §
405(g), and final judgment be entered in Plaintiff’s favor.

No

objections to the R&R were filed, and the time for doing so has
passed.
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Accordingly, the Court hereby accepts the R&R pursuant
U.S.C.

§

636(b)(1).

The

R&R

is

ADOPTED,

Plaintiff’s

Motion is GRANTED, Defendant’s Motion is DENIED, and the matter
is REMANDED to the Commissioner for further proceedings pursuant
to Sentence Four.

Final judgment shall enter for Plaintiff.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

William E. Smith
Chief Judge
Date: August 24, 2015

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