Reid v. Social Security Administration, No. 2:2010cv00058 - Document 21 (M.D. Tenn. 2011)

Court Description: ORDER: Before the Court is Plaintiff Jeffrey Donald Reid's Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record (Doc. No. 17), seeking judicial review of the Commissioner's denial of his claim for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits ( "DIB") and Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") under Titles II and IV of the Social Security Act (the "Act"), respectively, on the grounds that the ALJ erred as a matter of law in rejecting the opinion of Plaintiff' ;s treating physician, and that the ultimate decision is not supported by substantial evidence in the record. He seeks reversal or, in the alternative, remand pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The prior referral of this case to t he Magistrate Judge is hereby WITHDRAWN. For the reasons explained in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the Court finds that the ALJ did not err in rejecting the opinion of Plaintiff's treating physician and that the Commissioner's decis ion is supported by substantial evidence in the record. Plaintiff's motion is therefore DENIED, the Commissioner's decision AFFIRMED, and this matter DISMISSED. It is so ORDERED. This is a final judgment for purposes of Fed. R. Civ. P. 58. Signed by Senior Judge Thomas Wiseman on 7/7/11. (af)

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Reid v. Social Security Administration Doc. 21 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NORTHEASTERN DIVISION JEFFREY DONALD REID, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 2:10-cv-00058 Judge Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr. ORDER Before the Court is Plaintiff Jeffrey Donald Reid’s Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record (Doc. No. 17), seeking judicial review of the Commissioner’s denial of his claim for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under Titles II and IV of the Social Security Act (the “Act”), respectively, on the grounds that the ALJ erred as a matter of law in rejecting the opinion of Plaintiff’s treating physician, and that the ultimate decision is not supported by substantial evidence in the record. He seeks reversal or, in the alternative, remand pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The prior referral of this case to the Magistrate Judge is hereby WITHDRAWN. For the reasons explained in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the Court finds that the ALJ did not err in rejecting the opinion of Plaintiff’s treating physician and that the Commissioner’s decision is supported by substantial evidence in the record. Plaintiff’s motion is therefore DENIED, the Commissioner’s decision AFFIRMED, and this matter DISMISSED. It is so ORDERED. This is a final judgment for purposes of Fed. R. Civ. P. 58. Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr. Senior U.S. District Judge Dockets.Justia.com

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