Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:19-CV-00393
09-14-2020
THOMAS MCCOOL, Plaintiff. v. ANDREW SAUL, COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
On December 10, 2019, this case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison. See Dkt. 4. On August 20, 2020, Judge Edison filed a memorandum and recommendation (Dkt. 19) recommending that the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 14) be granted and the defendant's motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 15) be denied.
No objections to the memorandum and recommendation have been filed. Accordingly, the court reviews the memorandum and recommendation for plain error on the face of the record. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); see also FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(3).
Based on the pleadings, the record, and the applicable law, the court finds that there is no plain error apparent from the face of the record. Accordingly, the court:
(1) approves and adopts Judge Edison's memorandum and recommendation (Dkt. 19) in its entirety as the holding of the court;
(2) grants the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 14); and
(3) denies the defendant's motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 15).
Signed on Galveston Island on this, the 14th day of September, 2020.
/s/_________
JEFFREY VINCENT BROWN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE