KOVAL v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, No. 2:2020cv00858 - Document 25 (E.D. Pa. 2021)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION ORDER THAT PETITIONER'S COMPLAINT AND LETTER REQUEST FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED. JUDGMENT IS ENTERED BY SEPARATE DOCUMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT. THE CLERK OF COURT SHALL MARK THIS CASE CLOSED FOR ALL PURPOSES INCLUDING STATISTICS. SIGNED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE RICHARD A. LLORET ON 8/9/21. 8/10/21 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(amas, )

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KOVAL v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY Doc. 25 Case 2:20-cv-00858-RAL Document 25 Filed 08/10/21 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SNIZHANA KOVAL Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI,1 Acting Commissioner of Social Security Defendant. : : : : : : : : : : CIVIL ACTION No. 20-cv-00858-RAL ORDER AND NOW this 9th day of August, 2021, upon consideration of the parties’ submissions, it is ORDERED that: 1. Petitioner’s Complaint (Doc. No. 2) and Letter Request for Review (Doc. No. 22) is DENIED and the arguments of the Acting Commissioner as set forth in the Defendants Response to Request for Review of Plaintiff (Doc. No. 23) are adopted as addressed in the Memorandum Opinion; 2. JUDGMENT IS ENTERED by separate document, in favor of the Acting Commissioner of Social Security, KILOLO KIJAKAZI, filed contemporaneously. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292, 303 (1993); Kadelski v. Sullivan, 30 F.3d 399, 402 (3d Cir. 1994); Fed. R. Civ. P. 58(a); and Kilolo Kijakazi became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security on July 9, 2021. Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Ms. Kijakazi should be substituted for the former Commissioner of Social Security, Andrew Saul, as the defendant in this action. No further action need be taken to continue this suit pursuant to section 205(g) of the Social Security Act. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). (Social Security disability actions “survive notwithstanding any change in the person occupying the office of Commissioner of Social Security or any vacancy in such office”). 1 Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:20-cv-00858-RAL Document 25 Filed 08/10/21 Page 2 of 2 3. The Clerk of Court shall mark this case CLOSED for all purposes including statistics. BY THE COURT: s/Richard A. Lloret________ RICHARD A. LLORET U.S. Magistrate Judge

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