Lindsey v. SAUL ( 2022 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION KRISTINE LINDSEY, Case No. 21-10590 Plaintiff, Stephanie Dawkins Davis v. United States District Judge COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. ____________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S APRIL 11, 2022 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (ECF No. 16) Currently before the Court is Magistrate Judge Jonathan J.C. Grey’s April 11, 2022 Report and Recommendation. (ECF No. 16). Judge Grey recommends granting the Commissioner’s motion for summary judgment and denying Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. The Court is fully advised in the premises and has reviewed the record and the pleadings. Neither party has filed objections. “[T]he failure to object to the magistrate judge’s report[] releases the Court from its duty to independently review the matter.” Hall v. Rawal, 2012 WL 3639070 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 24, 2012) (citing Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985)). The Court nevertheless agrees with the Magistrate Judge’s recommended disposition. Therefore, the Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 16), GRANTS the Commissioner’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 13), DENIES Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 11), and AFFIRMS the findings of the Commissioner. IT IS SO ORDERED. Date: May 3, 2022 s/Stephanie Dawkins Davis Stephanie Dawkins Davis United States District Judge