Fletcher v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner of

Filing 19

ORDER denying plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings 11 ; granting defendant's motion for summary judgment 15 and AFFIRMING the Magistrate's Report and Recommendations re 17 . Signed by District Judge Harry S Mattice, Jr on 6/6/2011. (AWH, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
at WINCHESTER
AMY L. FLETCHER,
Plaintiff,
v.
MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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Case No. 4:10-cv-33
Judge Mattice

ORDER
United States Magistrate Judge William B. Mitchell Carter filed his report and
recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
72(b) on May 13, 2011 [Court Doc. 17]. Neither party filed objections within the given 14
days.
After reviewing the record, the Court agrees with Magistrate Judge Carter’s report
and recommendation. The Court thus ACCEPTS and ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Carter’s
findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations pursuant to § 636(b)(1) and
Rule 72(b).
Magistrate Judge Carter recommended that the Commissioner’s Motion for
Summary Judgment be granted, that Plaintiff’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings be
denied, and that the Commissioner’s decision be affirmed.

Accordingly, the Court

ORDERS that the Commissioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment [Court Doc. 15] is
GRANTED and that Plaintiff’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings [Court Doc. 11] is
DENIED. The Commissioner’s decision denying benefits is AFFIRMED.

SO ORDERED this 6th day of June, 2011.

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