Priest v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Full title: CHAD PRIEST, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Respondent.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION

Date published: Feb 28, 2014

Case No. 1:12CV840 (W.D. Mich. Feb. 28, 2014)

Opinion

Case No. 1:12CV840

02-28-2014

CHAD PRIEST, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Respondent.

ROBERT J. JONKER

Hon. Robert J. Jonker

ORDER

APPROVING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

The court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation filed by the United States Magistrate Judge in this action. The Report and Recommendation was duly served on the parties on February 10, 2014,. No objections have been filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C).

THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, filed February 10, 2014, is approved and adopted as the opinion of the court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED and REMANDED pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). On remand the Commissioner shall clarify the operative disability onset date, clarify whether the doctrine of administrative res judicata applies to the October 17, 2007, initial denial of benefits, and then re-evaluate plaintiff's claims as necessary light of those parameters.

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ROBERT J. JONKER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE