Hall v. Social Security Administration et al

Filing 20

ORDER: The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 19 ) is ADOPTED AND AFFIRMED. Plaintiffs Motion for Judgment (Doc. 14 ) is GRANTED. The decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED, and the matter is REMANDED to the Commissioner for further consideration of the opinion of Plaintiff's treating physician. Signed by District Judge Aleta A. Trauger on 9/6/2017. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(ab)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION JON KEVIN HALL, Plaintiff, Case No. 3:16-cv-01233 JUDGE ALETA A. TRAUGER Magistrate Judge King vs. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant. ORDER This is an action instituted under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying Plaintiff’s application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits. On August 17, 2017, the United States Magistrate Judge recommended that Plaintiff’s Motion for Judgment (Doc. No. 14) be granted, that the decision of the Commissioner be reversed, and that the matter be remanded to the Commissioner for further consideration of the opinion of Plaintiff’s treating physician. Report and Recommendation (Doc. 19). Although the parties were advised of their right to object to that recommendation, and of the consequences of their failure to do so, there has been no objection. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 19) is ADOPTED AND AFFIRMED. Plaintiff’s Motion for Judgment (Doc. 14) is GRANTED. The decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED, and the matter is REMANDED to the 1 Commissioner for further consideration of the opinion of Plaintiff’s treating physician. The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter FINAL JUDGMENT pursuant to Sentence 4 of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). It is so ORDERED. ENTER this 6th day of September 2017. _____________________________ ALETA A. TRAUGER U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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