Lafferty v. Berryhill

Filing 22

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER adopting and incorporating the 21 Proposed Findings and Recommendation by Magistrate Judge; the plaintiff's 18 request for judgment on the pleadings is denied; the defendant's 19 request to affirm th e decision of the Commissioner is granted; the final decision of the Commissioner is affirmed; and this action is dismissed and removed from the docket of the court. Signed by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 6/15/2018. (cc: counsel of record; United States Magistrate Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn) (taq)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
AT CHARLESTON
AMANDA ANN LAFFERTY,
Plaintiff,
v.

Civil Action No. 2:17-cv-2201

NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner of the
Social Security Administration,
Defendant.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
The court having received the Proposed Findings and
Recommendations of United States Magistrate Judge Omar J.
Aboulhosn, entered on November 1, 2017; and the magistrate judge
having recommended that the court deny the plaintiff’s request
for judgment on the pleadings, grant the defendant’s request to
affirm the final decision of the Commissioner, and affirm the
final decision; and no objection having been filed to the
Proposed Findings and Recommendations, it is ORDERED that:
1.

The findings made in the Proposed Findings and

Recommendations of the magistrate judge be, and they hereby are,
adopted by the court and incorporated herein;

ORDER AND NOTICE
Pursuant to L.R. Civ. P. 16.1, it is ORDERED that the
following dates are hereby fixed as the time by or on which
certain events must occur:
2.
The plaintiff’s request for judgment on the
01/28/2016
Motions under F.R. Civ. P. 12(b), together with
supporting briefs, memoranda, affidavits, or other
pleadings be, and it hereby is, denied;
such matter in support thereof. (All motions
unsupported by memoranda to affirmdenied without of
3.
The defendant’s request will be the decision
prejudice pursuant to L.R. Civ. P. 7.1 (a)).
the Commissioner be,day for Rule 26(f) meeting.
02/08/2016
Last and it hereby is, granted;
4.
02/15/2016

The day decision of the Parties= Planning
Last finalto file Report of Commissioner be, and it
Meeting. See L.R. Civ. P. 16.1.
hereby is, affirmed; and
02/22/2016
Scheduling conference at 4:30 p.m. at the Robert C.
5.
This action be, and it hereby is, dismissed before
Byrd United States Courthouse in Charleston, and
the undersigned, unless canceled. Lead counsel
removed from the docket to appear.
directed of the court.
02/29/2016
Entry of scheduling order.
The Clerk is directed to forward copies of this
03/08/2016
Last day to serve F.R. Civ. P 26(a)(1) disclosures.
written opinion and order to all counsel of record and United
The Clerk is requested to transmit this Order and
States Magistrate Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn.
Notice to all counsel of record and to any unrepresented
parties.
DATED: June 15, 2018
DATED: January 5, 2016
John T. Copenhaver, Jr.
United States District Judge

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