Briggs v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 5:2021cv00953 - Document 17 (N.D.N.Y 2022)
Court Description: DECISION & ORDER: The 16 Report-Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Stewart is hereby ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings, dkt. # 13 , is hereby GRANTED. Defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings, dkt. # 15 , is hereby DENIED. The matter is REMANDED to the Commissioner of Social Security for further proceedings consistent with this opinion and Judge Stewart's Report-Recommendation. Signed by Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy on 9/08/2022. (map)
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Briggs v. Commissioner of Social Security Doc. 17 Case 5:21-cv-00953-TJM-DJS Document 17 Filed 09/08/22 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK __________________________________________ CHARLES B., Plaintiff, vs. 5:21-CV-953 (TJM/DJS) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. ___________________________________________ Thomas J. McAvoy, Sr. U.S. District Judge DECISION & ORDER The Court referred this action, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to obtain review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision denying Plaintiff’s application for disability insurance benefits, to Magistrate Daniel J. Stewart for a ReportRecommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Rule 72.3(c). Plaintif f alleges that the Commissioner lacked substantial evidence to support that decision. Pursuant to the relevant local rules, Judge Stewart treats each parties’ briefing as if they were motions for judgment on the pleadings. Magistrate Judge Stewart’s Report-Recommendation, dkt. # 16, issued on July 21, 2022, recommends that the Court remand the case to the Commissioner pursuant to sentence four of section 205(g) for further proceedings. Judge Stewart finds that the Commissioner erred by failing to provide proper weight to the opinion of a physician who 1 Dockets.Justia.com Case 5:21-cv-00953-TJM-DJS Document 17 Filed 09/08/22 Page 2 of 2 had treated Plaintiff’s cervical pain for years. Judge Stewart recommends that the Court grant the Plaintiff’s motion and direct the Commissioner to reconsider denying benefits after giving proper weight to the opinion evidence. Neither party objected to the Report-Recommendation, and the time for such objections has passed. After examining the record, this Court has determined that the Report-Recommendation is not subject to attack for plain error or manifest injustice and the Court will accept and adopt the Report-Recommendation for the reasons stated therein. Accordingly, The Report-Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Stewart, dkt. #16, is hereby ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. Plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, dkt. #13, is hereby GRANTED. Defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, dkt. #15, is hereby DENIED. The matter is REMANDED to the Commissioner of Social Security for further proceedings consistent with this opinion and Judge Stewart’s Report-Recommendation. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: September 8, 2022 2
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