Ali v. Berryhill

Filing 23

ORDER overruling 21 Objection to Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation; approving and adopting Report and Recommendations re 20 Report and Recommendations; denying 13 Motion for Summary Judgment; granting 15 Motion for Summary Judgment; directing the Clerk to close this case. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 2/24/2020. (shea)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division

Mohammad Jinnat Ali,

Plaintiff,
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Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-228

Hon. Liam G'Grady

Andrew M.Saul,Commissioner of Social

Hon. Ivan D. Davis

Security,
Defendant.

ORDER

Before the Court is Magistrate Judge Davis' Report and Recommendations regarding
Plaintiff's appeal ofthe denial of his Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits("DIB"). Dkt.

20. Judge Davis issued this Proposed Findings of Fact and Recommendations("R&R")on
January 7, 2020. PlaintifT timely objected on January 21,2020, thus also before the Court is

Plaintiffs Objection to Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation ("Objection"). Dkt. 21.
Defendant filed a response to the Objection on February 4,2020. Dkt. 22.
I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Ali seeks judicial review, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), of the Commissioner
of the Social Security Administration's denial of his claim for Social Security DIB. Plaintiff

applied for DIB on December 11, 2013; the claim was denied initially on April 29,2014. and
again on September 2, 2014, upon reconsideration. Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") Brian J.
Kilbane then presided over Plaintiffs case, and held a hearing with Plaintiff by video

teleconference on March 2,2017. After ALJ Kilbane denied Plaintiffs application on April 27,
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