Hazelwood v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 18

ORDER ADOPTING 17 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ; granting 13 Motion for Summary Judgment ; granting 13 Motion to Remand; denying 15 Motion for Summary Judgment; reversing the final decision of the Commissioner. This matter is remanded to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings and the clerk is directed to remove this case from the active docket of the court. Signed by Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 11/9/2017. (mlh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
DANVILLE DIVISION
DAVID ALLEN HAZELWOOD,
Plaintiff,
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.

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NOV 9 2017

Case No. 4:16-cv-00038
ORDER
By: Hon. Jackson L. Kiser
Senior United States District Judge

Before me is the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) of the United States Magistrate
Judge recommending that I grant Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment, deny the
Commissioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment, reverse the Commissioner’s final decision, and
remand this case for further administrative proceedings. The R&R was filed on October 19,
2017, and the parties had fourteen (14) days to file objections. No objections were filed.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the R&R shall be, and hereby is,
ADOPTED in its entirety. The Commissioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF No. 15]
is DENIED, Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment/Motion for Remand [ECF No. 13] is
GRANTED, the final decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED, and this matter is
REMANDED to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings consistent with the
R&R. The clerk is directed to remove this case from the active docket of the court.
The clerk is directed to send a copy of this Order to all counsel of record and to
Magistrate Judge Hoppe.
Entered this 9th day of November, 2017.
s/Jackson L. Kiser
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE