Martin v. Colvin

Filing 18

FINAL ORDER: denying 13 Motion for Summary Judgment; granting 15 Motion for Summary Judgment; adopting Report and Recommendations re 17 Report and Recommendations. Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED; defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED, and the final decision of the Acting Commissioner is AFFIRMED. Copies distributed as directed. Signed by Chief District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith on 1/6/2015. (bgra)

FILED

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Norfolk Division

JAN - 6 2015
CLEKK. I
NOP

SHIRLEY ANN MARTIN,

COURT
-•

VA

Plaintiff,
v.

CAROLYN W.

ACTION NO.

2:14cv54

COLVIN,

Acting Commissioner of the Social
Security Administration,
Defendant.

FINAL

ORDER

Plaintiff brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking
judicial review of the final decision of the Acting Commissioner of

the Social Security Administration ("Acting Commissioner") denying
plaintiff's claim for disability insurance benefits ("DIB"), under
Title II of the Social Security Act.
On May 8,

2014,

Magistrate Judge,

this matter was referred to a United States

pursuant

to the provisions of 28 U.S.C.

§§

636(b)(1)(B) and (C), and Rule 72(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure for report and recommendation.

Report of the magistrate

judge was filed on December 17, 2014, recommending plaintiff' s Motion
for Summary Judgment be denied,

defendant's Motion for Summary

Judgment be granted, and that the final decision of the Acting
Commissioner be affirmed.

By copy of the report, each party was

advised of the right to file written objections to the findings and
recommendations made by the magistrate judge.

The court has

received no objections to the magistrate judge's report and
recommendation, and the time for filing same has expired.

The court does hereby adopt and approve the findings and
recommendations

set forth in the report of the United States

Magistrate Judge filed December 17, 2014.

Accordingly, plaintiff's

Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED; defendant' s Motion for Summary
Judgment is GRANTED, and the final decision of the Acting Com

missioner is AFFIRMED.

Accordingly, the Clerk shall enter judgment

for the defendant.

The Clerk shall forward a copy of this Final Order to counsel
for plaintiff and defendant.
/s/

Rebecca Beach Smith

United States District Judge _j(j^fi£r
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REBECCA BEACH SMITH

CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

January 6, 2015