Smith v. Social Security Administration

Filing 25

ORDER: Upon review of this matter, the Court finds the Report to be well-founded and ADOPTS it in its entirety. Accordingly, the Court hereby GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion and REMANDS this case to the Commissioner for further proceedings. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to close the case. It is so ORDERED. Signed by Senior Judge John T. Nixon on 11/9/15. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(af)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
SUSAN A. SMITH,

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

No. 3:14-cv-01688
Judge Nixon
Magistrate Judge Brown

ORDER
Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Susan A. Smith’s Motion for Judgment on the
Administrative Record (“Motion”) (Doc. No. 18), filed with a Memorandum in Support (Doc.
No. 19). Defendant Commissioner of Social Security filed a Response opposing Plaintiff’s
Motion (Doc. No. 22) and Smith filed a Reply (Doc. No. 23). Subsequently, Magistrate Judge
Brown issued a Report and Recommendation (“Report”) recommending that the Motion be
granted. (Doc. No. 24 at 10.) 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 GRANTS Plaintiff’s Motion and REMANDS
this case to the Commissioner for further proceedings. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to
close the case.
It is so ORDERED.
Entered this the 9th day of November, 2015.
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JOHN T. NIXON, SENIOR JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT