Christenson v. Astrue

Filing 26

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS-the court APPROVES AND ADOPTS Judge Wellss Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 23) in its entirety, thus affirming the Commissioners denial of benefits. Case Closed. Signed by Judge Clark Waddoups on 3/18/15. (jmr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION

KRISTA B. CHRISTENSON,
Plaintiff,

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION

v.
Case No. 2:12-cv-00248-CW-BCW
CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,

Judge Clark Waddoups

Defendant.

This case was assigned to United States District Court Judge Clark Waddoups, who then
referred it to United States Magistrate Judge Brooke C. Wells pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
636(b)(1)(B). (See Dkt. No. 8.) On September 15, 2014, Judge Wells issued a Report and
Recommendation recommending that the court affirm the Commissioner’s decision that Plaintiff
does not qualify for Disability Insurance Benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. (Dkt.
No. 23.) Plaintiff filed an Objection raising primarily the same arguments that had been raised
before Judge Wells. (Dkt. No. 24.) Defendant filed a Response (Dkt. No. 25) to the Objection.
The court has carefully considered the Report and Recommendation, the Objection, the
Response, as well as the briefs that were submitted to Judge Wells, and the administrative record,
including the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”).
Plaintiff has failed to persuade the court in her Objection that the Magistrate Judge did
not correctly apply the law in reviewing the ALJ’s determinations and the administrative record.
To the contrary, the court finds that the Magistrate Judge applied the correct standard of review
and that the conclusions are supported by the record and the supporting legal authorities.

Accordingly, and upon a de novo review of the Judge Wells’s findings, the court APPROVES
AND ADOPTS Judge Wells’s Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 23) in its entirety, thus
affirming the Commissioner’s denial of benefits.
SO ORDERED this 18th day of March, 2015.
BY THE COURT:

____________________________________
Clark Waddoups
United States District Judge

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