Barnard v. Social Security Administration

Filing 20

ORDER: The Court finds the Report to be well-founded and ADOPTS it in its entirety. Accordingly, the Court hereby DENIES Plaintiffs Motion and AFFIRMS the decision of the Commissioner. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to close the case. Signed by Senior Judge John T. Nixon on 1/8/14. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
CAROLINA RUTH BARNARD,
Plaintiff,
v.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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No. 3:12-cv-00298
Judge Nixon
Magistrate Judge Bryant

ORDER
Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Carolina Ruth Barnard’s Motion for Judgment on the
Administrative Record (“Motion”) (Doc. No. 7), filed with a Brief in Support (Doc. No. 7-1).
Defendant Commissioner of Social Security filed a Response to Plaintiff’s Motion (“Response”) (Doc.
No. 8), to which Plaintiff filed a Reply (Doc. No. 11). Defendant filed a Sur-Reply (Doc. No. 14).
Subsequently, Magistrate Judge Bryant issued a Report and Recommendation (“Report”)
recommending that Plaintiff’s Motion be denied. (Doc. No. 18 at 16.) The Report was filed on
December 18, 2013, and provided a period of fourteen days in which either party could file an
objection. (Id.) Neither party has filed an objection to date.
Upon review of this matter, the Court finds the Report to be well-founded and ADOPTS it in
its entirety. Accordingly, the Court hereby DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion and AFFIRMS the decision of
the Commissioner. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to close the case.
It is so ORDERED.
Entered this the _8th _____ day of January, 2014.

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JOHN T. NIXON, SENIOR JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT