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Patterson v. Colvin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE EASTERN DIVISION
Jan 10, 2017
No. 13-1040 (W.D. Tenn. Jan. 10, 2017)

Summary

finding that SSR 16-3p "simply clarifies the SSA's process for evaluating symptoms"

Summary of this case from Nunes v. Berryhill

Opinion

No. 13-1040

01-10-2017

JENNIFER DENISE PATTERSON, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.


ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION AND AFFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE ALJ

Before the Court is Plaintiff Jennifer Denise Patterson's appeal of the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the "Commissioner") denying her application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. Pursuant to an order of reference dated October 17, 2016 (Docket Entry ("D.E.") 16), United States Magistrate Judge Tu M. Pham, on December 16, 2016, entered a report and recommendation, recommending that the determination of the Commissioner be affirmed (D.E. 17). As no objections to the magistrate judge's report and recommendation have been filed and the time for such objections has expired, and upon review of the record, the report and recommendation is hereby ADOPTED and the decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 10th day of January 2017.

s/ J. DANIEL BREEN

CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Patterson v. Colvin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE EASTERN DIVISION
Jan 10, 2017
No. 13-1040 (W.D. Tenn. Jan. 10, 2017)

finding that SSR 16-3p "simply clarifies the SSA's process for evaluating symptoms"

Summary of this case from Nunes v. Berryhill
Case details for

Patterson v. Colvin

Case Details

Full title:JENNIFER DENISE PATTERSON, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE EASTERN DIVISION

Date published: Jan 10, 2017

Citations

No. 13-1040 (W.D. Tenn. Jan. 10, 2017)

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