Jones v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 23

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ; granting 18 Motion for Summary Judgment ; granting 18 Motion to Remand; denying 20 Motion for Summary Judgment ; the final decision of the Commissioner is reversed and this matter is remanded to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. The clerk is directed to remove this case from the active docket of the court. Signed by Senior Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 2/21/2019. (mlh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
DANVILLE DIVISION
LOIS B. JONES,
Plaintiff,
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.

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FEB 21 2019

Case No. 4:17-cv-00066
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 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 February 5, 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. 22] shall be, and hereby is, ADOPTED in its entirety. Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary
Judgment/Motion to Remand [ECF No. 18] is GRANTED, the Commissioner’s Motion for
Summary Judgment [ECF No. 20] is DENIED, 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 21st day of February, 2019.
s/Jackson L. Kiser
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE