Stubbs v. Colvin

Filing 27

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 25 Objections to Report and Recommendation filed by Kaliappan G Stubbs. Signed by Judge Benjamin H. Settle. (MGC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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KALIAPPAN G STUBBS,

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Plaintiff,

CASE NO. C13-5535 BHS
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT
AND RECOMMENDATION

v.

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CAROLYN COLVIN, Commissioner of
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Defendant.

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This matter comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”)
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of the Honorable Karen L. Strombom, United States Magistrate Judge (Dkt. 24), and
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Plaintiff Kaliappan Stubbs’s objections to the R&R (Dkt. 25).
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On August 6, 2014, Judge Strombom issued the R&R recommending that the
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Court affirm the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) decision that Stubbs is not
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disabled. Dkt. 24. On August 20, 2014, Stubbs filed objections. Dkt. 25. On September
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9, 2014, the Government responded. Dkt. 26.
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The district judge must determine de novo any part of the magistrate judge’s
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disposition that has been properly objected to. The district judge may accept, reject, or
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1 modify the recommended disposition; receive further evidence; or return the matter to the
2 magistrate judge with instructions. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3).
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In his objections, Stubbs merely reiterates the arguments that he presented in his

4 opening brief and disagrees with Judge Strombom’s rejection of those arguments.
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Therefore, the Court having considered the R&R, Stubbs’s objections, and the

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(1)

The R&R is ADOPTED;

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(2)

The ALJ’s decision is AFFIRMED; and

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(3)

This action is DISMISSED.

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Dated this 15th day of September, 2014.

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BENJAMIN H. SETTLE
United States District Judge

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