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Bennett v. Astrue

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Jul 20, 2012
Civil Action No. 11-1077 (W.D. Pa. Jul. 20, 2012)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 11-1077

07-20-2012

HARRY BENNETT, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.


Judge Joy Flowers Conti

Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan


ORDER

AND NOW, this 17th day of July, 2012, after Plaintiff, Harry Bennett, filed an action in the above-captioned case seeking review of the Social Security Commissioner's final determination disallowing claims for Supplemental Security Income and Disability Insurance Benefits, and after cross-motions for summary judgment were submitted by the parties, and after a Report and Recommendation was filed by the United States Magistrate Judge granting the parties a period of time after being served with a copy to file written objections thereto, and there being no objections filed by the Commissioner of Social Security or Plaintiff, and upon independent review of the motions and the record, and upon consideration of the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation,

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 11) is granted, in part, and denied, in part.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commissioner of Social Security's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 13) is DENIED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security be vacated and remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (ECF No. 15) is adopted as the opinion of this Court.

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Joy Flowers Conti

United States District Judge


Summaries of

Bennett v. Astrue

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Jul 20, 2012
Civil Action No. 11-1077 (W.D. Pa. Jul. 20, 2012)
Case details for

Bennett v. Astrue

Case Details

Full title:HARRY BENNETT, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: Jul 20, 2012

Citations

Civil Action No. 11-1077 (W.D. Pa. Jul. 20, 2012)

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