East v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 18

ORDER ADOPTING 17 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ; denying 13 Motion for Summary Judgment; denying 13 Motion to Remand; granting 15 Motion for Summary Judgment; the final decision of the Commissioner is affirmed. The clerk is directed to remove this case from the active docket of the court. Signed by Senior Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 3/21/2019. (mlh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
DANVILLE DIVISION
BRIAN KEITH EAST,
Plaintiff,
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.

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MAR 21 2019

Case No. 4:17-cv-00049
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 the Commissioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment and deny
Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment/Motion to Remand. The R&R was filed on February
25, 2019, and the parties had fourteen (14) days to file objections. No objections were filed.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the R&R [ECF No. 17] shall be, and
hereby is, ADOPTED in its entirety. The Commissioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment [ECF
No. 15] is GRANTED, Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment/Motion to Remand [ECF No.
13] is DENIED, and the final decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED. 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 21st day of March, 2019.
s/Jackson L. Kiser
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE