Howard v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 3:2016cv00472 - Document 17 (S.D. Ohio 2018)

Court Description: DECISION AND ENTRY ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE (DOC. # 14 ); OBJECTIONS OF PLAINTIFF, KATHLEEN A. HOWARD, TO SAID JUDICIAL FILING (DOC. # 15 ) ARE OVERRULED; JUDGMENT TO BE ENTERED IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT NAN CY A. BERRYHILL, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, AND AGAINST PLAINTIFF, AFFIRMING THE DEFENDANT COMMISSIONER'S DECISION THAT PLAINTIFF WAS NOT DISABLED AND, THEREFORE, NOT ENTITLED TO BENEFITS UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT; TERMINATION ENTRY. Signed by Judge Walter H. Rice on 2/14/2018. (srb)

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Howard v. Commissioner of Social Security Doc. 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION KATHLEEN A. HOWARD, Plaintiff, Case No. 3:16-cv-472 JUDGE WALTER H. RICE vs. NANCY A. BERRYHILL, MAGISTRATE JUDGE MICHAEL J. NEWMAN Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Admin istration, Defendant. DECISION AND ENTRY ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE (DOC. #14); OBJECTIONS OF PLAINTIFF, KATHLEEN A. HOWARD, TO SAID JUDICIAL FILING (DOC. #15) ARE OVERRULED; JUDGMENT TO BE ENTERED IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT NANCY A. BERRYHILL, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, AND AGAINST PLAINTIFF, AFFIRMING THE DEFENDANT COMMISSIONER'S DECISION THAT PLAINTIFF WAS NOT DISABLED AND, THEREFORE, NOT ENTITLED TO BENEFITS UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT; TERMINATION ENTRY Plaintiff Kathleen A. Howard ("Plaintiff') has brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to review a decision of the Defendant Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration ("Commissioner"), denying Plaintiff's application for Social Security disability benefits. On January 10, 2018, Magistrate Judge Michael J. Newman filed a Report and Recommendations, Doc. #14, recommending that the Commissioner's decision that Plaintiff was not disabled and , therefore, not entitled to benefits under the Social Security Act ("Act"), 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., be affirmed as supported by substantial evidence. Based upon reasoning and citations of authority set Dockets.Justia.com

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