Santiago v. Commissioner of Social Security ( 2021 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION SANDRA SANTIAGO, ) CASE NO. 1:20-CV-1796 ) Plaintiff, ) JUDGE DAN AARON POLSTER ) vs. ) ORDER ADOPTING REPORT ) AND RECOMMENDATION COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, ) ) Defendant. ) Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Darrell A. Clay (“R & R”), ECF Doc. 16, which recommends that the Court affirm the Commissioner’s final decision. The R & R was filed on November 22, 2021. It is now December 7, 2021, and no objections to the R & R have been filed. Under the relevant statute, Within fourteen days after being served with a copy, any party may serve and file written objections to such proposed findings and recommendations as provided by rules of court. A judge of the court shall make a de novo determination of those portions of the report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which objection is made. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The failure to timely file written objections to a Magistrate Judge’s R & R constitutes a waiver of the right to obtain a de novo review of the R & R in the district court. United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947, 949-50 (6th Cir. 1981); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149-50 (1985). The failure to file written objections also results in a waiver of the right to appeal. Thomas v. Arn, 728 F.2d 813, 814-15 (6th Cir. 1984), aff’d, 474 U.S. 140 (1985). Here, the time for objection has passed and no objections have been filed. Nonetheless, the Court has reviewed the Magistrate Judge’s thorough R & R. The Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge that the ALJ’s findings were supported by substantial evidence. Consequently, the Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge that the Commissioner’s final decisions should be affirmed. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the R & R (ECF Doc. 16) in full and DISMISSES the above-captioned case. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: December 7, 2021 /s/ Dan A. Polster DAN AARON POLSTER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE