VALLIERE v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONER, No. 2:2017cv00189 - Document 17 (D. Me. 2017)

Court Description: ORDER ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE re 11 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and [14 Report and Recommendations By JUDGE JON D. LEVY. (akr)

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VALLIERE v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONER Doc. 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE DAWN BERRY VALLIERE, Plaintiff, v. NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 2:17-cv-00189-JDL ORDER ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE This case concerns a social security disability appeal by Plaintiff Dawn Berry Valliere of her denied application for supplemental security income benefits. Defendant Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, has moved to dismiss Valliere’s complaint as untimely under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The United States Magistrate Judge, John H. Rich III, filed his Report and Recommended Decision (ECF No. 14) with the court on October 29, 2017, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b), recommending that the motion to dismiss be granted. The Plaintiff filed an Objection to the Report and Recommended Decision (ECF No. 15) on November 9, 2017, and the Defendant filed a Response to the Plaintiff's Objection (ECF No. 16) on November 15, 2017. I have reviewed and considered the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommended Decision, together with the entire record, and have made a de novo determination of all matters it adjudicated. I concur with the Magistrate Judge’s Dockets.Justia.com conclusions as 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 ACCEPTED. The Commissioner’s decision is AFFIRMED and the Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 11) is GRANTED. SO ORDERED. Dated this 18th day of December, 2017. /s/ JON D. LEVY U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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