Buttenhoff v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 2:2021cv00612 - Document 24 (E.D. Va. 2023)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER: The R&R is ADOPTED, ECF No. 21, Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is DENIED, ECF No. 15, the Commissioner's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED, ECF No. 18, and the final decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED. Copies of this Opinion and Order sent as DIRECTED on 3.27.23. Signed by Chief District Judge Mark S. Davis and filed on 3/27/23. (epri, )

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Buttenhoff v. Commissioner of Social Security Doc. 24 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Norfolk Division DENNIS Plaintiff, Civil No. 2;21cv612 V. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant OPINION AND ORDER Dennis B. ("Plaintiff") / with the assistance of counsel, brought this action seeking judicial review of the final decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (the "Commissioner") to deny his claim for disability benefits under Title II of the (1) cross-motions Social for Security Act. summary judgment Before and the Court are: Plaintiff's reply brief; (2) the Report and Recommendation (the "R&R") of the United States Magistrate Judge; (3) Plaintiff's objections to the R&R; and (4) Defendant's response to Plaintiff's objections. For the reasons set forth below, the Court ADOPTS the R&R, ECF No. 21; DENIES Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 15; and GRANTS the Commissioner's motion for summary judgment, ECF No. 18. 1 The Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States has recommended that federal courts use only the first name and last initial of any non-government parties in Social Security cases due to privacy concerns endemic to such cases. Dockets.Justia.com

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