PENKUL v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONER, No. 2:2019cv00036 - Document 14 (D. Me. 2019)

Court Description: ORDER AFFIRMING RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE - adopting 11 Report and Recommendations. By JUDGE D. BROCK HORNBY. (mnw)

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PENKUL v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONER Doc. 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE LINDA P., PLAINTIFF V. NANCY A. BERRYHILL, ACTING COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEFENDANT ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CIVIL NO. 2:19-CV-36-DBH ORDER AFFIRMING RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE On April 5, 2019, the United States Magistrate Judge filed with the court, with copies to the parties, his Order Granting Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis and Recommended Dismissal of Case. The plaintiff filed an objection to the Recommended Decision on April 11, 2019. With her objection, the plaintiff attaches a March 25, 2019, Social Security Administration Office of Hearings Operations letter informing her that it will schedule a hearing and give her at least 75 days’ notice. Pl.’s Objection, Attach. at 1 (ECF No. 13-1). She also states that she called Social Security and was told the hearing should occur around June 2019, and that when she receives the notice of the hearing date, she will be entitled to see the evidence in her file. Pl.’s Objection at 4 (ECF No. 13). Therefore, the Magistrate Judge’s conclusion remains accurate: the plaintiff has not yet exhausted her administrative remedies and this Court does not yet have jurisdiction to hear the merits of her case. Dockets.Justia.com I have reviewed and considered the Recommended Decision, together with the entire record; I have made a de novo determination of all matters adjudicated by the Recommended Decision; and, with the additional information I have referred to, I concur with the recommendations of the United States Magistrate Judge for the reasons set forth in the Recommended Decision and determine that no further proceeding is necessary. It is therefore ORDERED that the Recommended Decision of the Magistrate Judge is hereby ADOPTED. The plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED and the plaintiff’s complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. SO ORDERED. DATED THIS 18TH DAY OF APRIL, 2019 /S/D. BROCK HORNBY D. BROCK HORNBY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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