Robertson v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner of

Filing 21

ORDER denying 13 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; granting 17 Motion for Summary Judgment; accepting and adopting Report and Recommendations re 19 Report and Recommendations. The Commissioner's denial of benefits is AFFIRMED, and the instant action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close the case. Signed by District Judge Harry S Mattice, Jr on 12/28/2012. (BJL)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
at GREENEVILLE
KIM RENEE ROBERTSON,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,
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COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, )
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Defendant.
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Case No. 2:11-cv-286
Judge Mattice
Magistrate Judge Lee

ORDER
United States Magistrate Judge Susan K. Lee filed her Report and
Recommendation (Doc. 19) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 72(b). Plaintiff has filed timely objections. (Doc. 20).
The Court has reviewed the record de novo, including those portions of
Magistrate Judge Lee’s Report and Recommendation to which Plaintiff has objected.
See Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 72(b). Plaintiff’s objections raise no new arguments; instead, they
are simply reiterations of issues she previously raised in her Motion for Judgment on
the Pleadings. (See Docs. 13-14, 20). Further analysis of these same issues would be
cumulative and is unwarranted in light of Magistrate Judge Lee’s well-reasoned and
well-supported Report and Recommendation, in which she fully addressed Plaintiff’s
arguments.
Accordingly, the Court hereby ACCEPTS and ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Lee’s
findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations pursuant to § 636(b)(1) and
Rule 72(b). Plaintiff’s objections (Doc. 20) are OVERRULED. Plaintiff’s Motion for
Judgment on the Pleadings (Doc. 13) is DENIED. Defendant’s Motion for Summary

Judgment (Doc. 17) is GRANTED.

The Commissioner’s denial of benefits is

AFFIRMED, and the instant action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close the case.

SO ORDERED this 28th day of December, 2012.

/s/ Harry S. Mattice, Jr._______
HARRY S. MATTICE, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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