Cavanaugh v. Astrue, No. 6:2008cv00637 - Document 18 (N.D.N.Y 2009)

Court Description: DECISION and ORDERED, that the Report-Recommendation (Dkt. No. 17) is APPROVED and ADOPTED in its ENTIRETY; and it is further ORDERED, that the Plaintiffs Motion for judgment on the pleadings is GRANTED, the Commissioners Motion for judgment on the pleadings is DENIED, and that the decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED and the case is REMANDED to the Commissioner to be decided in accordance with the Report Recommendation. Signed by Senior Judge Lawrence E. Kahn on November 20, 2009. (sas)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK PAULA CAVANAUGH, on behalf of J.M.C., Plaintiff, -against- 1:08-CV-0637 (LEK/VEB) MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant. DECISION AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court following a Report-Recommendation filed on November 2, 2009, by the Honorable Victor E. Bianchini, United States Magistrate Judge, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ยง 636(b) and L.R. 72.3(c) of the Northern District of New York. Report-Rec. (Dkt. No. 17). Within ten days, excluding weekends and holidays, after a party has been served with a copy of a Magistrate Judge s Report-Recommendation, the party may serve and file specific, written objections to the proposed findings and recommendations, FED . R. CIV . P. 72(b), in compliance with L.R. 72.1. No objections have been raised in the allotted time with respect to Judge Bianchini s Report-Recommendation. Furthermore, after examining the record, the Court has determined that the Report-Recommendation is not subject to attack for plain error or manifest injustice. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED, that the Report-Recommendation (Dkt. No. 17) is APPROVED and ADOPTED in its ENTIRETY; and it is further 1 ORDERED, that the Plaintiff s Motion for judgment on the pleadings is GRANTED, the Commissioner s Motion for judgment on the pleadings is DENIED, and that the decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED and the case is REMANDED to the Commissioner to be decided in accordance with the Report Recommendation; and it is further ORDERED, that the Clerk serve a copy of this Order on all parties. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: November 20, 2009 Albany, New York 2

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