Hickman v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner of

Filing 13

ORDER that the Court ACCEPTS IN WHOLE the Report and Recommendation 12 . It is ORDERED that the defendant's Motion to Dismiss 6 is GRANTED. This case is DISMISSED, and the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this case. Signed by District Judge Thomas A Varlan on 10/12/11. (ABF)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE
DONALD LEE HICKMAN,
Plaintiff,
v.
MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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No.:

3:11-CV-222
(VARLAN/GUYTON)

ORDER
This Social Security appeal is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation
entered by United States Magistrate Judge H. Bruce Guyton on September 20, 2011 [Doc.
12]. There have been no timely objections to the Report and Recommendation and enough
time has passed since the filing of the Report and Recommendation to treat any objections
as having been waived. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b).
In the Report and Recommendation, the magistrate judge recommends that the
Commissioner’s motion to dismiss [Doc. 6] be granted. The Court has carefully reviewed
this matter, including the underlying motion and complaint. The Court is in agreement with
the magistrate judge’s recommendation, which the Court adopts and incorporates into its
ruling. Accordingly, the Court ACCEPTS IN WHOLE the Report and Recommendation
[Doc. 12]. Additionally, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss [Doc.

6] is GRANTED. This case is DISMISSED, and the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close
this case.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/ Thomas A. Varlan
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

ENTERED AS A JUDGMENT
s/ Patricia L. McNutt
CLERK OF COURT

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