Francis v. Social Security ( 2021 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION JULIE ANN FRANCIS, 2:20-CV-11894-TGB-APP Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION vs. (ECF NO. 19) ANDREW SAUL, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant. This matter is before the Court on Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti’s August 3, 2021 Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 19), recommending that the Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 16) be granted, the Plaintiff’s Motion (ECF No. 14) be denied, and the findings of the Commissioner be affirmed. The Court has reviewed the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation and finds that it is well-reasoned and supported by the applicable law. The law provides that either party may serve and file written objections “[w]ithin fourteen days after being served with a copy” of the report and recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The district court will make a “de novo determination of those portions of the report . . . to which objection is made.” Id. Where, as here, neither party objects to the report, the district court is not obligated to independently review the record. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149-52 (1985). The Court will, therefore, accept the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation of August 3, 2021, as this Court's findings of fact and conclusions of law. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Patti’s Report and Recommendation of August 3, 2021 (ECF No. 19) is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. SO ORDERED this 27th day of August, 2021. BY THE COURT: /s/Terrence G. Berg TERRENCE G. BERG United States District Judge