Furlong v. Colvin, No. 5:2012cv00223 - Document 17 (N.D.N.Y 2013)

Court Description: DECISION AND ORDER adopting 15 Report and Recommendations; Affirming Commissioner's decision and dismissing pltf's complaint. Signed by Judge David N. Hurd on 11/1/13. (sfp, )

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------SHANON FURLONG, Plaintiff, -v- 5:12-CV-223 (DNH/DEP) CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Defendant. -------------------------------APPEARANCES: OF COUNSEL: OLINSKY LAW GROUP Attorneys for Plaintiff 300 S. State Street 5th Floor, Suite 520 Syracuse, NY 13202 HOWARD D. OLINSKY, ESQ. MICHAEL J. TELFER, ESQ. OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL Social Security Administration Region II Attorneys for Defendant 26 Federal Plaza, Room 3904 New York, NY 10278 JOANNE JACKSON, ESQ. DAVID N. HURD United States District Judge DECISION and ORDER Plaintiff Shanon Furlong filed this action seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying her application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income payments. By Report-Recommendation dated July 30, 2013, the Honorable David E. Peebles, United States Magistrate Judge, recommended that defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings be granted, the Commissioner's determination of no disability be affirmed, and plaintiff's complaint be dismissed in its entirety. Plaintiff filed timely objections to the Report-Recommendation. Based upon a de novo determination of the portions of the Report-Recommendation to which plaintiff objected, the Report-Recommendation is accepted and adopted in all respects. See 28 U.S.C. ยง 636(b)(1). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that 1. The Commissioner's decision is AFFIRMED; and 2. Plaintiff's complaint is DISMISSED in its entirety. The Clerk is directed to file a judgment accordingly. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: November 1, 2013 Utica, New York. -2-

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