Yearwood v. Social Security Administration

Filing 25

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Melissa Yearwood's Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record ("Motion") (Doc. No. 12 ), filed with a Brief in Support (Doc. No. 12-1). Defendant Commissioner of Social Security filed a Response. (Doc. No. 19.) Subsequently, Magistrate Judge Bryant issued a Report and Recommendation ("Report") recommending that the Motion be denied and the decision of the Commissioner be affirmed. (Doc. No. 23 at 33.) The Report was issued on August 29, 2013, and provided a period of fourteen days in which either party could file an objection. (Id at 33-34.) Neither party has filed an objection to date. Upon review of this matter, the Cour t finds the Report to be well-founded and ADOPTS it in its entirety. Accordingly, the Court hereby DENIES Plaintiffs Motion. The decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED and the Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to close the case. The Commissioner's Motion to Stay Because of Lapse of Appropriations (Doc. No. 24) is hereby TERMINATED AS MOOT. It is so ORDERED. Signed by Senior Judge John T. Nixon on 12/4/2013. (eh)