Ponce v. Social Security Administration

Filing 44

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS: 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. Signed by Senior Judge John T. Nixon on 11/10/2015. (eh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
TIFFANY BROOKE PONCE,

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

No. 3:13-cv-00129
Judge Nixon
Magistrate Judge Bryant

ORDER
Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Tiffany Brooke Ponce’s Motion for Judgment on the
Administrative Record (“Motion”) (Doc. No. 12), filed with a Brief in Support (Doc. No. 13).
Defendant Commissioner of Social Security filed a Response opposing the Motion (Doc. No. 18)
to which Plaintiff filed a Reply (Doc. No. 20). The parties filed multiple Sur-Reply briefs. (Doc.
Nos. 23, 25, 33, 38, 41.) Subsequently, Magistrate Judge Bryant issued a Report and
Recommendation (“Report”) recommending that the Motion be denied. (Doc. No. 42 at 19.) The
Report was filed on October 22, 2015, 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 9th day of November, 2014.
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JOHN T. NIXON, SENIOR JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT