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D. Minn.Substantive rulingFiled Sept. 16, 2026

Linden R. P. v. Bisignano

Judge
Katherine Menendez
Docket
0:25-cv-02426
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
2
Social SecurityCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Linden R. P. v. Bisignano, Judge Menendez affirmed the Social Security decision, denied relief, and dismissed the complaint with prejudice after finding no error.

Who this affects

The ruling affects Linden R. P. by affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision, denying the requested relief, and dismissing the complaint with prejudice.

What happened

In Linden R. P. v. Bisignano, the court reviewed a magistrate judge’s recommendation that the plaintiff’s request for relief be denied. The recommendation concluded that the administrative law judge’s decision was supported by substantial evidence and contained no legal error.

The plaintiff did not object to the recommendation. Without objections, the court reviewed it for clear error and found none.

Judge Katherine M. Menendez accepted the recommendation, affirmed the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision, denied the plaintiff’s requested relief, and dismissed the complaint with prejudice.

The detailed version

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Case
Linden R. P. v. Bisignano · No. 0:25-cv-02426
Judge
Katherine Menendez
Date
Sept. 16, 2026

Background

The case concerned the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision and the plaintiff’s request for relief. Magistrate Judge Elsa M. Bullard issued a Report and Recommendation concluding that the request should be denied because the administrative law judge’s decision was supported by substantial evidence and did not result from legal error.

Review of the Recommendation

The plaintiff did not file an objection within the permitted time. Because there were no objections, the district court reviewed the Report and Recommendation for clear error. The court reviewed the recommendation and the record and found no error, clear or otherwise.

Ruling

The court accepted the Report and Recommendation. It affirmed the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision, denied the plaintiff’s requested relief, and dismissed the complaint with prejudice. The court ordered that judgment be entered accordingly.

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