Otero v. Colvin

Filing 27

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER ADOPTING 26 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 3 Complaint, affirming the Commissioner's decision. Signed by Judge David Nuffer on 9/28/17 (alt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION
LEE OTERO,
Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT &
RECOMMENDATION

v.
Case No. 2:16-cv-00274-DN-PMW
NANCY A. BERRYHILL, 1
Commissioner,
Social Security Administration,

District Judge David Nuffer
Magistrate Judge Paul M. Warner

Defendant.
Magistrate Judge Paul M. Warner’s Report and Recommendation 2 under 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b)(1)(B) recommends affirming the Commissioner’s decision denying Plaintiff Lee
Otero’s claim for social security disability benefits and supplemental security income.
The parties were notified of their right to file objections to the Report and
Recommendation within 14 days of its service pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 and Fed. R. Civ.
P. 72. No party filed a written objection to the Report and Recommendation as provided by court
rules. Therefore, the analysis and conclusion of the Magistrate Judge are accepted and the Report
and Recommendation 3 is adopted in its entirety. The Commissioner’s decision is AFFIRMED.

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Nancy A. Berryhill is now the acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Pursuant to Rule 25(d)
of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Nancy A. Berryhill has been substituted for Commissioner Carolyn W.
Colvin as the defendant in this case. Notice from the Court, docket no. 25, filed Sept. 8, 2017.

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Docket no. 26, filed September 28, 2017.

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Id.

ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation 4 is ADOPTED and the
Commissioner’s decision is AFFIRMED.
The Clerk is directed to close the case.
Signed September 28, 2017.
BY THE COURT

________________________________________
David Nuffer
United States District Judge

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Docket no. 26, filed September 28, 2017.

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