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Aldrich v. Colvin, 15-CV-93-LRR. (2016)

Court: District Court, N.D. Iowa Number: infdco20161103i05 Visitors: 24
Filed: Nov. 02, 2016
Latest Update: Nov. 02, 2016
Summary: ORDER LINDA R. READE , Chief District Judge . The matter before the court is United States Chief Magistrate Judge Jon S. Scoles's Report and Recommendation (docket no. 22). The Report and Recommendation recommends that the court reverse the final decision of Defendant Commissioner of Social Security ("Commissioner") denying Plaintiff Carrie Luella Aldrich's application for Title II disability insurance benefits and remand to the Commissioner for further consideration. On September 21, 2015
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ORDER

The matter before the court is United States Chief Magistrate Judge Jon S. Scoles's Report and Recommendation (docket no. 22). The Report and Recommendation recommends that the court reverse the final decision of Defendant Commissioner of Social Security ("Commissioner") denying Plaintiff Carrie Luella Aldrich's application for Title II disability insurance benefits and remand to the Commissioner for further consideration.

On September 21, 2015, Aldrich filed a Complaint (docket no. 4), requesting judicial review of the Commissioner's decision to deny her application for disability insurance benefits. On February 5, 2016, the Commissioner filed an Answer (docket no. 11). The matter was briefed and referred to Judge Scoles on June 15, 2016 for issuance of a report and recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). See Plaintiff's Brief (docket no. 18); Defendant's Brief (docket no. 19); Plaintiff's Reply Brief (docket no. 20). On October 12, 2016, Judge Scoles issued the Report and Recommendation. In the Report and Recommendation, Judge Scoles advised the parties, "pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), that within fourteen . . . days after being served with a copy of th[e] Report and Recommendation, any party may serve and file written objections with the district court." Report and Recommendation at 15. Neither party has filed objections to the Report and Recommendation, and the time for doing so has passed.

Pursuant to statute, this court's standard of review for a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation is as follows:

A judge of the court shall make a de novo determination of those portions of the report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which objection is made. A judge of the court may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.

28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Similarly, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b) provides for de novo review any portion of a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation on dispositive motions to which objections are made. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3). The Eighth Circuit has held that it is reversible error for a district court to fail to conduct a de novo review of a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation when such review is required. See, e.g., United States v. Lothridge, 324 F.3d 599, 600 (8th Cir. 2003). The court reviews the unobjected-to portions of the proposed findings or recommendations for plain error. See United States v. Rodriguez, 484 F.3d 1006, 1010-11 (8th Cir. 2007) (noting that, where a party does not file objections to a magistrate's report and recommendation, the party waives the right to de novo review and the court will review the decision for plain error).

In this case, no objections have been filed, and it appears to the court upon review of Judge Scoles's findings and conclusions that there is no ground to reject or modify them. Therefore, the court ADOPTS Judge Scoles's Report and Recommendation of October 12, 2016 and REVERSES the final decision of the Commissioner. The matter is REMANDED to the Commissioner for further consideration consistent with the Report and Recommendation.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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