Alderman v. Colvin, No. 2:2015cv15437 - Document 18 (S.D.W. Va. 2016)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER adopting the 17 Proposed Findings and Recommendation by Magistrate Judge; denying plaintiff's 12 motion for judgment on the pleadings; granting the Commissioner's 13 motion for judgment on the pleadings; affirming the decision of the Commissioner; and this action is dismissed, with prejudice, from the docket of this court. Signed by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. on 12/22/2016. (cc: counsel of record; United States Magistrate Judge) (taq)

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Alderman v. Colvin Doc. 18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA AT CHARLESTON DWIGHT ALAN ALDERMAN, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 2:15-15437 CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The court having received the Proposed Findings and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn, entered on November 29, 2016; and the magistrate judge having recommended that the court affirm the final decision of the Commissioner; deny plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the pleadings; and grant the Commissioner’s motion for judgment on the pleadings; and no objection having been filed to the Proposed Findings and Recommendation, it is ORDERED that: 1. The findings made in the Proposed Findings and Recommendation of the magistrate judge be, and they hereby are, adopted by the court and incorporated herein; Dockets.Justia.com 2. Plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the pleadings be, and it hereby is, denied; 3. The Commissioner’s motion for judgment on the pleadings be, and it hereby is, granted; 4. The decision of the Commissioner be, and it hereby is, affirmed; and 5. The action is dismissed, with prejudice, from the docket of this court. The Clerk is directed to forward copies of this written opinion and order to all counsel of record and the United States Magistrate Judge. DATED: December 22, 2016 DATED: January 5, 2016 John T. Copenhaver, Jr. United States District Judge

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