Patrick v. Social Security, Commissioner of, No. 2:2023cv11642 - Document 14 (E.D. Mich. 2024)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER (1) Accepting the Recommendation Contained in the Magistrate Judge's 13 Report and Recommendation Dated June 20, 2024, (2) Denying Plaintiff's 8 Motion for Summary Judgment, (3) Granting Defendant's 11 Motion for Summary Judgment, and (4) Affirming the Commissioner's Decision. Signed by District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. (HRya)

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Patrick v. Social Security, Commissioner of Doc. 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION TANEEN P., Plaintiff, v. Case No. 23-cv-11642 HON. MARK A. GOLDSMITH COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant. ____________________/ OPINION & ORDER (1) ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION CONTAINED IN THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION DATED JUNE 20, 2024 (Dkt. 13), (2) DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Dkt. 8), (3) GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Dkt. 11), AND (4) AFFIRMING THE COMMISSIONER’S DECISION This matter is presently before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (R&R) of Magistrate Judge Patricia T. Morris, issued on June 20, 2024 (Dkt. 13). In the R&R, the magistrate judge recommends that the Court deny Plaintiff Taneen P.’s motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 8), grant Defendant the Commissioner of Social Security Administration’s motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 11), and affirm the Commissioner’s final decision denying Taneen P.’s application for disability insurance benefits. The parties have not filed objections to the R&R, and the time to do so has expired. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2). The failure to file a timely objection to an R&R constitutes a waiver of the right to further judicial review. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150 (1985) (“It does not appear that Congress intended to require district court review of a magistrate’s factual or legal conclusions, under a de novo or any other standard, when neither party objects to those Dockets.Justia.com findings.”); Smith v. Detroit Fed’n of Teachers, 829 F.2d 1370, 1373–1374 (6th Cir. 1987) (failure to file objection to R&R “waived subsequent review of the matter”); Cephas v. Nash, 328 F.3d 98, 108 (2d Cir. 2003) (“As a rule, a party’s failure to object to any purported error or omission in a magistrate judge’s report waives further judicial review of the point.”); Lardie v. Birkett, 221 F. Supp. 2d 806, 807 (E.D. Mich. 2002) (“As to the parts of the report and recommendation to which no party has objected, the Court need not conduct a review by any standard.”). However, there is some authority that a district court is required to review the R&R for clear error. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72 Advisory Committee Note Subdivision (b) (“When no timely objection is filed, the court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.”). Therefore, the Court has reviewed the R&R for clear error. On the face of the record, the Court finds no clear error and accepts the recommendation. Accordingly, Taneen P.’s motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 8) is denied, the Defendant’s motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 11) is granted, and the Commissioner’s decision is affirmed. SO ORDERED. Dated: July 23, 2024 Detroit, Michigan s/Mark A. Goldsmith MARK A. GOLDSMITH United States District Judge 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record and any unrepresented parties via the Court’s ECF System to their respective email or First-Class U.S. mail addresses disclosed on the Notice of Electronic Filing on July 23, 2024. Misty Neely Case Manager 3

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