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upholding ALJ's decision in part because “near perfect score on the MMSE” was “sufficiently clear and convincing basis” for discounting consulting physician's opinion
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No. 6:17-cv-00167-PK
04-26-2018
DANIEL GENE GREGORY, Plaintiff, v. NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
ORDER :
Magistrate Judge Paul Papak issued a Findings and Recommendation [22] on March 12, 2018, in which he recommends that the Court affirm the Commissioner's final decision denying Mr. Gregory's application for disability insurance benefits and social security insurance.
Because neither party timely filed an objection to the Magistrate Judge's Findings and Recommendation, the Court is relieved of its obligation to review the record de novo. United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc); see also United States v. Bernhardt, 840 F.2d 1441, 1444 (9th Cir. 1988) (de novo review required only for portions of Magistrate Judge's report to which objections have been made). Having reviewed the legal principles de novo, the Court finds no error.
CONCLUSION
The Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Papak's Findings & Recommendation [22]. Accordingly, the Commissioner's final decision denying Mr. Gregory's application for disability insurance benefits and social security insurance is affirmed.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED this 26 day of APRIL, 2018.
/s/_________
MARCO A. HERNÁNDEZ
United States District Judge