Opinion
Case No. 15-11543
09-06-2016
PEGGY L. GROSS, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION At a session of said Court, held in the U.S. Courthouse, Detroit, Michigan on September 6, 2016 PRESENT: Honorable Gerald E. Rosen United States District Judge
On June 8, 2016, Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford issued a Report and Recommendation ("R & R") recommending that the Court grant Plaintiff Peggy L. Gross's motion for summary judgment, deny the Defendant Commissioner of Social Security's motion for summary judgment, and remand this matter for further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). No objections have been filed to the R & R. Upon reviewing the R & R, the parties' underlying motions, and the record as a whole, the Court fully concurs in the analysis of the Magistrate Judge, and adopts the R & R in its entirety.
Accordingly,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge's June 8, 2016 Report and Recommendation (docket #20) is ADOPTED as the opinion of this Court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, for the reasons stated in the R & R, that Plaintiff's August 6, 2015 motion for remand (docket #13) is GRANTED, and that Defendant's October 1, 2015 motion for summary judgment (docket #15) is DENIED.
s/Gerald E. Rosen
United States District Judge Dated: September 6, 2016 I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties and/or counsel of record on September 6, 2016, by electronic and/or ordinary mail.
s/Julie Owens
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