Lawson v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner of (PLR1)

Filing 20

MEMORANDUM OPINION; the court ACCEPTS IN WHOLE the Report and Recommendation filed by United States Magistrate Judge C. Clifford Shirley 19 . It is ORDERED, for the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation, which the Court a dopts andincorporates into its ruling, that the plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings 15 is DENIED; the Commissioner's motion for summary judgment 17 is GRANTED; the Commissioner's decision in this case denying plaintiff's application for benefits under the Social Security Act is AFFIRMED; and this case is DISMISSED. Signed by District Judge Pamela L Reeves on 1/28/16. (ADA) (Main Document 20 corrected on 1/28/2016) (ADA)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE

THOMAS J. LAWSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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MEMORANDUM OPINION
This Social Security appeal is before the Court on the Report and
Recommendation filed by United States Magistrate Judge C. Clifford Shirley [R. 19].
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).
After a careful review of the record and the parties’ pleadings, the Court is in
complete agreement with the Magistrate Judge’s recommendation that plaintiff’s motion
for judgment on the pleadings be denied, and the Commissioner’s motion for summary
judgment be granted. Accordingly, the court ACCEPTS IN WHOLE the Report and
Recommendation under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b). It is ORDERED,
for the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation, which the Court adopts and
incorporates into its ruling, that the plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the pleadings [R.

15] is DENIED; the Commissioner’s motion for summary judgment [R. 17] is
GRANTED; the Commissioner’s decision in this case denying plaintiff’s application for
benefits under the Social Security Act is AFFIRMED; and this case is DISMISSED.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE

THOMAS J. LAWSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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JUDGMENT ORDER

For the reasons stated in the Memorandum Opinion filed contemporaneously with
this Judgment Order, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge [R. 19] is
ACCEPTED IN WHOLE under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b).
IT IS ORDERED, for the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation,
which the Court adopts and incorporates into its ruling, that the plaintiff’s motion for
judgment on the pleadings [R. 15] is DENIED; the Commissioner’s motion for summary
judgment [Doc. 17] is GRANTED; the Commissioner’s decision in this case denying
plaintiff’s application for benefits under the Social Security Act is AFFIRMED; and this
case is DISMISSED.
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