Conte v. Astrue, No. 6:2008cv01185 - Document 18 (N.D.N.Y 2010)

Court Description: DECISION & ORDER accepting and adopting in whole the 17 Report and Recommendations of Magistrate Judge Bianchini; that deft's motion for judgment on the pleadings is GRANTED; pltf's motion for judgment on the pleadings is DENIED; the decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED; & the Clerk is directed to serve the Order on the parties and close the file. Signed by Judge David N. Hurd on 7/7/2010. (see)

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Conte v. Astrue Doc. 18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------CARISSA L. CONTE, Plaintiff, vs 6:08-CV-1185 MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, as Commissioner of the Social Security, Administration, Defendant. --------------------------------APPEARANCES: OF COUNSEL: PETER W. ANTONOWICZ, ESQ. Attorney for Plaintiff 148 West Dominick Street Rome, New York 13440 SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF REGIONAL GENERAL COUNSEL Region II 26 Federal Plaza - Room 3904 New York, NY 10278 VERNON NORWOOD, ESQ. DAVID N. HURD United States District Judge DECISION and ORDER Plaintiff, Carissa L. Conte, filed this action in November 2008, pursuant to Section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 405(g), to review a final administrative determination of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denying plaintiff s claim for Social Security Disability benefits. Review of this matter proceeded as if both parties had accompanied their briefs with a motion for judgment on the pleadings. By Report-Recommendation dated June 21, 2010, the Honorable Victor E. Bianchini, United States Magistrate Judge, recommended that the defendant s motion for judgment on the Dockets.Justia.com pleadings be granted; that plaintiff s motion for judgment on the pleadings be denied; and that the decision of the Commissioner be affirmed. No objections have been filed. Based upon a careful review of the entire file and the recommendations of Magistrate Judge Bianchini, the Report-Recommendation is accepted and adopted in whole. See 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that 1. The defendant s motion for judgment on the pleadings is GRANTED; 2. The plaintiff s motion for judgment on the pleadings is DENIED 3. The decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED; 4. The Clerk is directed to serve the order on the parties and close the file. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: July 7, 2010 Utica, New York. - 2 -

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