Ford v. Colvin

Filing 21

ORDER denying 18 Motion to Reverse Decision of the Commissioner; granting 19 Motion to Affirm the Decision of the Commissioner; adopting 20 Report and Recommendations. So Ordered by Chief Judge William E. Smith on 2/27/2017. (Jackson, Ryan)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND
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TRINA L. FORD,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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NANCY A. BERRYHILL, ACTING
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COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
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SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,
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Defendant.
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C.A. No. 16-146 S

ORDER
WILLIAM E. SMITH, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff seeks judicial review of Defendant’s decision to
deny Plaintiff Disability Insurance Benefits. (See Compl., ECF
No. 1.)

Plaintiff filed a Motion to Reverse

the Defendant’s

Final Decision (ECF No. 18) and Defendant filed a Motion for an
Order

Affirming

the

Commissioner’s

Decision

(ECF

No.

19).

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B), this matter was referred
to

Magistrate

“substantial
Commissioner’s
that

Judge

Lincoln

evidence

in

decision,”

Plaintiff’s

Motion

D.

Almond.

[the]

record

Magistrate

Judge

be

denied

and

After
to

finding

support

Almond

Defendant’s

the

recommended
Motion

be

granted. (Report and Recommendation 1, ECF No. 20.) Plaintiff
has not filed an objection to the Report and Recommendation and
the

deadline

for

any

such

objection

has

passed.

Plaintiff’s

objections, if

any, are

therefore

waived and the Report and

Recommendation is ADOPTED. See United States v. Valencia-Copete,
792 F.2d 4, 6 (1st Cir. 1986). Plaintiff’s Motion to Reverse
(ECF No. 18) is DENIED and Defendant’s Motion to Affirm (ECF No.
19) is GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

William E. Smith
Chief Judge
Date: February 27, 2017

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