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No. 3:14-CV-352-PLR-CCS
07-07-2015
Bill Mullins, Jr., Plaintiff, v. Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
Memorandum Opinion
This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation filed by United States Magistrate Judge, C. Clifford Shirley, Jr. [R. 17]. There have been no timely objections to the Report and Recommendation, and enough time has passed since the filing of the Report and Recommendation to treat any objections as having been waived. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b).
After a careful review of this matter, the Court is in complete agreement with the Magistrate Judge's conclusion that the plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings [R. 13] should be denied, and the Commissioner's motion for summary judgment [R. 15] be granted. Accordingly, the Court ACCEPTS IN WHOLE the Report and Recommendation under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed.R.Civ.P. 72(b). It is ORDERED, for the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation, which the Court adopts and incorporates into its ruling, that plaintiff Bill Mullins's motion for judgment on the pleadings [R. 13] is DENIED; the Commissioner's motion for summary judgment [R. 15] is GRANTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/_________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE