Payne v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 1:2021cv00736 - Document 12 (S.D. Ohio 2022)

Court Description: DECISION AND ENTRY adopting the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (Doc. 11 ) and terminating this case in this Court. Signed by Judge Timothy S. Black on 7/6/2022. (rrs)

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Payne v. Commissioner of Social Security Doc. 12 Case: 1:21-cv-00736-TSB-KLL Doc #: 12 Filed: 07/06/22 Page: 1 of 2 PAGEID #: 707 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION THOMAS L. P.,1 Plaintiff, vs. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. : : : : : : : : Case No. 1:21-cv-736 Judge Timothy S. Black Magistrate Judge Karen L. Litkovitz DECISION AND ENTRY ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE (Doc. 11) AND TERMINATING THIS CASE IN THIS COURT This case is before the Court pursuant to the Order of General Reference to United States Magistrate Judge Karen L. Litkovitz. Pursuant to such reference, the Magistrate Judge reviewed the pleadings filed with this Court and, on May 19, 2022, submitted a Report and Recommendation. (Doc. 11). No objections were filed, and the time for doing so has now expired. As required by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), the Court has reviewed the comprehensive findings of the Magistrate Judge and considered de novo all of the filings in this case. Upon consideration of the foregoing, the Court finds that the Report and Recommendation should be and is hereby adopted in its entirety. Accordingly: 1 Pursuant to General Order 22-01, due to significant privacy concerns in social security cases, any opinion, order, judgment, or other disposition in social security cases in the Southern District of Ohio shall refer to plaintiffs only by their first names and last initials. Dockets.Justia.com Case: 1:21-cv-00736-TSB-KLL Doc #: 12 Filed: 07/06/22 Page: 2 of 2 PAGEID #: 708 1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 11) is ADOPTED; 2. Plaintiff’s Statement of Specific Errors (Doc. 8) is SUSTAINED; 3. The Commissioner’s decision is REVERSED and REMANDED for further proceedings, pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g); and 4. The Clerk shall enter judgment accordingly, whereupon this case is TERMINATED on the docket of this Court. IT IS SO ORDERED. Date: 7/6/2022 s/Timothy S. Black Timothy S. Black United States District Judge 2

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