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Eberhardt v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION
Mar 13, 2017
Case No. 15-13811 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 13, 2017)

Summary

holding that, apart from the ALJ's error in considering plaintiff's fibromyalgia, the ALJ "did not cite record evidence that contradicts [treating source's] opinion . . . [n]or did the ALJ evaluate the other regulatory factors required to properly weigh medical opinions, such as the opinion's supportability and consistency with the record as a whole, length of the relationship between plaintiff and the treater, and the treater's specialty

Summary of this case from Madinger v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Opinion

Case No. 15-13811

03-13-2017

MELISSA A. EBERHARDT, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.


ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [Doc. 24]

On February 16, 2017, Magistrate Judge Stephanie Dawkins Davis issued a Report and Recommendation [Doc. 24], recommending that Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. 14] be GRANTED, Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment [20] be DENIED, and this matter be REMANDED for further proceedings. Neither party filed objections within the fourteen day period pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation.

Plaintiff's motion is GRANTED; Defendant's motion is DENIED; and this matter is REMANDED for further proceedings.

Judgment will enter in favor of Plaintiff.

IT IS ORDERED.

S/Victoria A. Roberts

Victoria A. Roberts

United States District Judge Dated: March 13, 2017


Summaries of

Eberhardt v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION
Mar 13, 2017
Case No. 15-13811 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 13, 2017)

holding that, apart from the ALJ's error in considering plaintiff's fibromyalgia, the ALJ "did not cite record evidence that contradicts [treating source's] opinion . . . [n]or did the ALJ evaluate the other regulatory factors required to properly weigh medical opinions, such as the opinion's supportability and consistency with the record as a whole, length of the relationship between plaintiff and the treater, and the treater's specialty

Summary of this case from Madinger v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.
Case details for

Eberhardt v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Case Details

Full title:MELISSA A. EBERHARDT, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION

Date published: Mar 13, 2017

Citations

Case No. 15-13811 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 13, 2017)

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