Barbosa v. Colvin
Filing
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ORDER denying 13 Motion to Reverse Decision of the Commissioner; granting 15 Motion to Affirm the Decision of the Commissioner; adopting 17 Report and Recommendations. So Ordered by Chief Judge William E. Smith on 4/3/2017. (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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NANCY A. BERRYHILL[1], Acting
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Commissioner of Social Security,
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Defendant.
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PATRICIA BARBOSA,
C.A. No. 16-168 S
ORDER
WILLIAM E. SMITH, Chief Judge.
Magistrate
Recommendation
Judge
Lincoln
(“R&R”)
on
D.
Almond
February
15,
filed
2017
a
Report
(ECF
No.
and
17),
recommending that Plaintiff’s Motion to Reverse the Decision of
the Commissioner (ECF No. 13) be denied and that Defendant’s
Motion for an Order Affirming the Decision of the Commissioner
(ECF No. 15) be granted.
Having heard no objections and having
carefully reviewed Plaintiff’s Motion to Reverse the Decision of
the Commissioner, Defendant’s Motion for an Order Affirming the
Decision of the Commissioner, and the R&R, the Court ACCEPTS the
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Nancy A. Berryhill is now the Acting Commissioner of
Social Security. Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure, Nancy A. Berryhill has been substituted for
Acting Commissioner Carolyn W. Colvin as the defendant in this
action.
R&R and adopts the recommendations therein.
The Commissioner’s
decision denying Disability Insurance Benefits under the Social
Security Act is hereby AFFIRMED, and final judgment shall enter
in favor of Defendant.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
William E. Smith
Chief Judge
Date: April 3, 2017
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