Grant v. Astrue

Filing 15

ORDER adopting Report and Recommendations re 14 Report and Recommendations; denying 9 Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment; granting 11 Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. Defendant's final decision partially denying Plaintiffs claim for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Social Security Income is AFFIRMED, and this matter is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by District Judge Robert G. Doumar on 3/3/2014 and filed on 3/4/2014. (rsim, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
NEWPORT NEWS DIVISION

LAURA GRANT,
Plaintiff
v.

CIVILN0.4:12cvl91

CAROLYN W. COLVIN,

Acting Commissioner,

Social

Security

Administration
Defendant.
ORDER

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(1)(B) and (C), Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b),
Local Civil Rule 72, and the April 2, 2002, Standing Order on Assignment of Certain Matters to

United States Magistrate Judges, this Court referred this matter to Magistrate Judge Tommy E.
Miller. The parties filed opposing Motions for Summary Judgment, and Judge Miller filed a

Report and Recommendations ("R & R"), ECF No. 14, with respect to the parties' opposing
motions, recommending that this Court affirm the final decision of Carolyn Colvin, Acting
Commissioner of the Social Security Administration.

By copy of the R & R, each party was advised of the right to file written objections to the

findings and recommendations made by the Magistrate Judge within fourteen (14) days from the

date the R & R was mailed. This Court has received no written objections or other response to
the R & R from either party and the time for filing objections has expired.
When reviewing a Magistrate Judge's R & R, the Court must make a de novo

determination of those portions of the R & R to which objections, if any, are made. Fed.R.Civ.P.

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72(b); 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). The Court is authorized to accept, reject or modify, in whole or

in part, the findings and recommendations made by the Magistrate Judge. Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b); 28
U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C).

In the absence of any objections to the R & R, ECF No. 14, from either party, the
findings of fact and conclusions of law contained therein are hereby ADOPTED in their entirety.
Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 9, is DENIED. Defendant's Motion for

Summary Judgment, ECF No. 11, is GRANTED. Defendant's final decision partially denying
Plaintiffs claim for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Social Security Income is
hereby AFFIRMED, and this matter is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment in favor of defendant and to forward a copy
of this Order to all Counsel of Record.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Robert G. Doui

Senior United

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

NorfolM/A

March^_, 2014