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D. Minn.Substantive rulingFiled May 5, 2022

Wendy J. B. v. Kijakazi

Judge
Eric Tostrud
Docket
0:21-cv-00238
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
1
Social SecuritySummary Judgment
In one sentence

In Wendy J. B.-I. v. Kijakazi, Judge Tostrud denied Wendy’s motion, granted Kijakazi’s motion, and affirmed the Social Security decision.

Who this affects

Wendy J. B.-I. and the Social Security Administration, through its Acting Commissioner, Kilolo Kijakazi.

What happened

In Wendy J. B.-I. v. Kijakazi, the court reviewed a Social Security Administration decision. The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute or the parties’ arguments.

The court accepted a magistrate judge’s recommendation after finding no clear error because no party objected. It denied Wendy J. B.-I.’s motion for summary judgment, granted the Acting Commissioner’s motion for summary judgment, and affirmed the Social Security Administration’s decision.

Judge Eric C. Tostrud issued the order on May 5, 2022, and directed that judgment be entered.

The detailed version

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Case
Wendy J. B. v. Kijakazi · No. 0:21-cv-00238
Judge
Eric Tostrud
Date
May 5, 2022

Background

Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty issued a Report and Recommendation on April 19, 2022. No party objected. The district court therefore reviewed the recommendation for clear error. The opinion does not provide the underlying facts, the parties’ arguments, or the specific issue presented in the Social Security dispute.

Rulings

Judge Eric C. Tostrud found no clear error and accepted the Report and Recommendation. The court:

- denied Plaintiff Wendy J. B.-I.’s motion for summary judgment; - granted Defendant Kilolo Kijakazi’s motion for summary judgment; and - affirmed the Social Security Administration’s decision.

The court also ordered that judgment be entered accordingly.

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