Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:17-cv-946
01-25-2018
DEDRICK J. RASCO, Plaintiff, v. NANCY A. BERRYHILL, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Plaintiff Dedrick J. Rasco filed a Complaint on March 27, 2017, seeking judicial review of the denial of an application for Social Security benefits. On October 4, 2017, this Court referred the case to United States Magistrate Judge Dena Palermo for report and recommendation on dispositive motions. Order [Doc. # 8]. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). On January 5, 2018, Magistrate Judge Palermo issued a Report and Recommendation on Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment (the "Report and Recommendation") [Doc. # 11] recommending summary judgment in favor of Plaintiff. The time for objections to the Report and Recommendation has expired without any objections being filed. The Court finds that the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation is well founded, and that the Magistrate Judge's recommended disposition should be adopted. It is therefore
Since there are no objections, the Court has not made a de novo review of this matter. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). --------
ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation [Doc. # 11] is ADOPTED as this Court's Memorandum and Order. If is further
ORDERED that the Commissioner's Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. # 10] is DENIED. It is further
ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. # 7] is GRANTED. The administrative law judge's decision denying Plaintiff benefits is VACATED, and this case is REMANDED back to the administrative law judge for further proceedings consistent with this Memorandum and Order.
A final judgment will be entered separately.
SIGNED at Houston, Texas, this 25th day of January, 2018.
/s/_________
NANCY F. ATLAS
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE