Morgan v. Saul

Filing 17

ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATIONS re: 16 Memorandum and Recommendations granting 13 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment with Supporting Memorandum of Law; denying 14 MOTION for Summary Judgment and Response to Plaintiff's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment with Supporting Memorandum of Law. (Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified.(bthomas, 4)

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United States District Court
Southern District of Texas

ENTERED
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
DIEKTRICH MORGAN,
Plaintiff.
VS.
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING
COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,
Defendant.

January 07, 2022
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk

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ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
On March 23, 2021, this case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge
Andrew M. Edison under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). See Dkt. 11. Judge Edison filed a
Memorandum and Recommendation on December 23, 2021, recommending that
Morgan’s

motion

for

summary

judgment

be

GRANTED,

and

the

Commissioner’s motion for summary judgment be DENIED. See Dkt. 16.
No objections have been filed to the Memorandum and Recommendation.
Accordingly, the Court reviews the Memorandum and Recommendation for plain error
on the face of the record. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); see also FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(3).
Based on the pleadings, the record, and the applicable law, the Court finds that
there is no plain error apparent from the face of the record. Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED and ADJUDGED that:
(1)

Judge Edison’s Memorandum and Recommendation (Dkt. 16) is
APPROVED and ADOPTED in its entirety as the holding of the Court;
and

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(2)

Morgan’s motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 13) is GRANTED,
and the Commissioner’s motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 14) is
DENIED.

It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED and ENTERED this 7th day of January 2022.

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GEORGE C. HANKS, JR.
C HANKS JR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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