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D. Minn.Substantive rulingFiled Oct. 16, 2024

Paul C. v. O'Malley

Judge
Eric Tostrud
Docket
0:24-cv-00772
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
1
Social SecurityCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Christian Paul C. v. O’Malley, Judge Tostrud denied remand and granted the Commissioner’s request to affirm the decision.

Who this affects

Christian Paul C. and the Commissioner of Social Security; the Commissioner’s decision remains affirmed.

What happened

Christian Paul C. v. O’Malley is a Social Security case in which the plaintiff asked the court to reverse or send back the Commissioner’s decision. Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz issued a recommended decision on September 30, 2024, and no party objected.

Because there were no objections, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error. The court found no clear error and accepted the recommendation.

Judge Eric C. Tostrud denied the plaintiff’s request to reverse or remand the Commissioner’s decision and granted the Commissioner’s request to affirm it. The court ordered judgment accordingly.

The detailed version

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Case
Paul C. v. O'Malley · No. 0:24-cv-00772
Judge
Eric Tostrud
Date
Oct. 16, 2024

Background

Plaintiff Christian Paul C. asked the court to reverse or remand the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision. Defendant Martin O’Malley, Commissioner of Social Security, asked the court to affirm that decision. Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz issued a Report and Recommendation on September 30, 2024. No party objected.

Court’s review

Under the procedure for reviewing a magistrate judge’s recommendation when no objection is filed, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error. Clear-error review asks whether the record shows an obvious mistake. Judge Eric C. Tostrud found no clear error and accepted the Report and Recommendation.

Ruling

The court denied the plaintiff’s request to reverse or remand the Commissioner’s decision. It granted the defendant’s request to affirm the Commissioner’s decision and ordered judgment accordingly.

The authoritative version

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