Thompson v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 20

ORDER rejecting 17 Report and Recommendations; sustaining Defendant's Objections; granting 15 Motion for Summary Judgment; dismissing case from the active docket. Signed by Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 3/17/10. (ham)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA DANVILLE DIVISION DORAREEN THOMPSON, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 4:09CV00013 ORDER By: Jackson L. Kiser Senior United States District Judge

Before me is the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge B. Waugh Crigler, entered on January 5, 2010, recommending Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment be granted and the case be remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security ("Commissioner") for further proceedings at the final level of sequential evaluation. The Commissioner filed objections to the Magistrate's Report and Recommendation. I have reviewed the Magistrate Judge's recommendation, Defendant's objections, and relevant portions of the record. The matter is now ripe for decision. For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, I REJECT the Magistrate's Report and Recommendation and SUSTAIN the Defendant's Objections. I GRANT the Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and DISMISS the case from the active docket of this Court. The clerk is directed to send certified copies of this Order to all counsel of record and to Magistrate Judge B. Waugh Crigler. Entered this 17th day of March, 2010. s/Jackson L. Kiser Senior United States District Judge