Melton v. Berryhill, 2:16-cv-00027. (2018)
Court: District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Number: infdco20180330g90
Visitors: 3
Filed: Mar. 29, 2018
Latest Update: Mar. 29, 2018
Summary: ORDER ALETA A. TRAUGER , District Judge . Before the court are plaintiff Sandra Kaye Melton's Objections (Doc. No. 21) to the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation ("R&R") (Doc. No. 20), recommending that the plaintiff's Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record (Doc. No. 15) be denied and that the Social Security Administration's denial of benefits be affirmed. For the reasons explained in the accompanying Memorandum, the Objections are OVERRULED , and the court ACCEPTS a
Summary: ORDER ALETA A. TRAUGER , District Judge . Before the court are plaintiff Sandra Kaye Melton's Objections (Doc. No. 21) to the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation ("R&R") (Doc. No. 20), recommending that the plaintiff's Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record (Doc. No. 15) be denied and that the Social Security Administration's denial of benefits be affirmed. For the reasons explained in the accompanying Memorandum, the Objections are OVERRULED , and the court ACCEPTS an..
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ORDER
ALETA A. TRAUGER, District Judge.
Before the court are plaintiff Sandra Kaye Melton's Objections (Doc. No. 21) to the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation ("R&R") (Doc. No. 20), recommending that the plaintiff's Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record (Doc. No. 15) be denied and that the Social Security Administration's denial of benefits be affirmed.
For the reasons explained in the accompanying Memorandum, the Objections are OVERRULED, and the court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation. The plaintiff's Motion for Judgment (Doc. No. 15) is DENIED, and the Social Security Administration's decision is AFFIRMED.
The Clerk shall enter judgment in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 58(b).
It is so ORDERED.
FootNotes
1. Nancy A. Berryhill was the Acting Commissioner of Social Security beginning January 23, 2017. However, her acting status ended as a matter of law in November 2017 pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, 5 U.S.C. § 3345 et seq., and Berryhill returned to her position of record as Deputy Commissioner of Operations. According to the agency's Social Security Administration's website, "[i]n accordance with the agency's Order of Succession, [Berryhill] continues to lead the Social Security Administration as we await the nomination and confirmation of a Commissioner." https://www.ssa.gov/agency/commissioner.html (last accessed March 26, 2018).
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