Opinion
Case No. 17-cv-11640
08-24-2018
TAMAYSHIA FLYNN, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER (1) GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF #16) AND (2) DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF #14)
In this action, Plaintiff Tamayshia Flynn challenges the denial of her application for disability income and supplemental Social Security income benefits. (See Compl., ECF #1.) Flynn and Defendant Commissioner of Social Security have now filed cross-motions for summary judgment. (See ECF ## 14, 16.)
On August 1, 2018, the assigned Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation in which he recommended that the Court grant the Commissioner's motion and deny Flynn's motion (the "R&R"). (See ECF #17.) At the conclusion of the R&R, the Magistrate Judge informed the parties that if they wanted to seek review of his recommendation, they needed to file specific objections with the Court within fourteen days. (See id. at Pg. ID 929-30.)
Flynn has not filed any objections to the R&R. The failure to object to an R&R releases the Court from its duty to independently review the matter. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985). In addition, the failure to file objections to an R&R waives any further right to appeal. See Howard v. Sec'y of Health and Human Servs., 932 F.2d 505 (6th Cir. 1991); Smith v. Detroit Fed'n of Teachers Local 231, 829 F.2d 1370, 1373 (6th Cir. 1987).
Accordingly, because Flynn has failed to file any objections to the R&R, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's recommendation to grant the Commissioner's Motion for Summary Judgment and deny Flynn's Motion for Summary Judgment is ADOPTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that (1) the Commissioner's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF #16) is GRANTED and (2) Flynn's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF #14) is DENIED.
s/Matthew F. Leitman
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated: August 24, 2018
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties and/or counsel of record on August 24, 2018, by electronic means and/or ordinary mail.
s/Holly A. Monda
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