Pittman v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 21

ORDER ADOPTING 20 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ; granting 13 Motion for Summary Judgment ; granting 13 Motion to Remand; denying 18 Motion for Summary Judgment. This case is remanded to the Commissioner for further proceedings--See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g)(2014)(sentence four). The Clerk is directed to dismiss this case from the active docket of this Court. Signed by Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 8/31/2017. (mlh)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA DANVILLE DIVISION LAURA PITTMAN, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: 4:16-cv-00018 ORDER By: Hon. Jackson L. Kiser Senior United States District Judge Before me is the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge recommending that I enter an Order granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment/Motion to Remand [ECF No. 13], denying the Commissioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 18], and remanding this case. This Report was filed on August 15, 2017, from which date the parties had fourteen (14) days to file objections. No objections were filed. Accordingly, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the Report and Recommendation shall be, and hereby is, ADOPTED in its entirety. Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment/Motion to Remand is GRANTED, the Commissioner’s Motion is DENIED, the final decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED, and this case is hereby REMANDED to the Commissioner for further proceedings consistent with Magistrate Judge Hoppe’s Report. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (2014) (sentence four). The Clerk is directed to dismiss this case from the active docket of this Court. The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Order to Magistrate Judge Hoppe and all counsel of record. ENTERED this 31st day of August, 2017. s/Jackson L. Kiser SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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