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D. Minn.Substantive rulingFiled Feb. 20, 2025

Clema B-G v. Dudek

Judge
Jeffrey Bryan
Docket
0:23-cv-03759
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
2
Social SecurityCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Clema B-G. v. King, Judge Bryan affirmed the denial of disability benefits, denied Clema B-G.’s request, granted the Commissioner’s request, and dismissed the matter with prejudice.

Who this affects

Clema B-G., whose application for disability insurance benefits was denied, and Michelle King, the Commissioner of Social Security.

What happened

In Clema B-G. v. Michelle King, Clema B-G. appealed the Social Security Commissioner’s denial of her application for disability insurance benefits. A magistrate judge recommended denying her appeal, and neither party objected.

The district court reviewed the recommendation for clear error and found none. It adopted the recommendation and denied Clema B-G.’s request for relief.

Judge Bryan granted the Commissioner’s request for relief, affirmed the denial of benefits, and dismissed the matter with prejudice.

The detailed version

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Case
Clema B-G v. Dudek · No. 0:23-cv-03759
Judge
Jeffrey M. Bryan
Date
Feb. 20, 2025

Background

Clema B-G. appealed the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of her application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. United States Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung issued a Report and Recommendation dated January 31, 2025, recommending that the appeal be denied. Neither party filed an objection within the applicable period.

Court’s review

Because there were no timely objections, the district court reviewed the Report and Recommendation for clear error. The court stated that it found no clear error.

Ruling

The court adopted the Report and Recommendation. It denied Clema B-G.’s request for relief, granted the Commissioner’s request for relief, affirmed the denial of benefits, and dismissed the matter with prejudice. Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan ordered that judgment be entered accordingly.

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