Medendorp v. Berryhill

Filing 21

ORDER: After a thorough study of the record, the magistrate judge's proposed findings and conclusions, and applicable legal authorities, the court accepts the magistrate judge's recommendation 20 . (Ordered by Senior Judge John McBryde on 11/1/2018) (bdb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH DIVISION

DIANA MEDENDORP,
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Plaintiff,

vs.

C1B~RK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

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NOV - 1 2018

Deputy
NO. 4:17-CV-742-A

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NANCY A. BERRYHILL, ACTING
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.

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ORDER
Came on for consideration the above-captioned action wherein
Diana Medendorp is plaintiff and Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security, is defendant.

This is an action

for judicial review of a final decision of the Acting
Commissioner denying plaintiff's claim for disability insurance
benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. On October
16, 2018, the United States Magistrate Judge issued his proposed
findings and conclusions and his recommendation that the Acting
Commissioner's decision be affirmed. The magistrate judge granted
the parties until October 30, 2018, to file and serve objections,
and no objections have been filed. After a thorough study of the
record, the magistrate judge's proposed findings and conclusions,
and applicable legal authorities, the court accepts the
magistrate judge's recommendation.

Therefore,
The court ORDERS that the decision of the Acting
Commissioner that, based on the application for a period of
disability and disability insurance benefits protectively filed
on May 5, 2009, the plaintiff, Diana Medendorp, was not disabled
under sections 216(i) and 223(d) of the Social Security Act
through September 30, 1998, the last dated insured, be, and is
hereby, affirmed.
The court further ORDERS that the decision of the Acting
Commissioner that plaintiff's vision does not meet the stringent
•statutory blindness" requirements under Title II of the Act be,
and is hereby, affirmed.
SIGNED November 1, 2018.

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