Angela D. v. King
- Jerry Blackwell
- 0:24-cv-00385
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Angela D. v. King, Judge Blackwell accepted the report, denied remand, granted the request to affirm, and affirmed the Commissioner’s decision.
Angela D. and the Acting Commissioner of Social Security; the Commissioner’s decision remains affirmed.
What happened
Angela D. asked the District of Minnesota to send the Social Security Commissioner’s decision back for further proceedings. The opinion does not describe the underlying benefits issue.
Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz recommended resolving the case by affirming the Commissioner’s decision. No party filed a timely objection, so the district court reviewed the recommendation for clear error.
Judge Jerry W. Blackwell found no clear error, accepted the recommendation, denied Angela D.’s request to remand, granted the Commissioner’s request to affirm, and affirmed the Commissioner’s decision.
The detailed version
- Angela D. v. King · No. 0:24-cv-00385
- Jerry W. Blackwell
- Feb. 18, 2025
Background
Angela D. challenged the Acting Commissioner of Social Security’s decision and requested a remand, meaning that she asked the court to send the decision back for further proceedings. The opinion does not state the specific underlying benefits issue or explain the Commissioner’s reasoning.
Report and Recommendation
United States Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz issued a Report and Recommendation on January 17, 2025. No objections were filed within the permitted time. Without timely objections, the district court reviewed the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake in the magistrate judge’s analysis.
Ruling
The court found no clear error and accepted the Report and Recommendation. Judge Jerry W. Blackwell ordered that Angela D.’s request to remand the Commissioner’s decision was denied, the defendant’s request to affirm the Commissioner’s decision was granted, and the Commissioner’s decision was affirmed. The court also ordered that judgment be entered accordingly.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.