Tiffany B. v. Kijakazi
- Eric Tostrud
- 0:22-cv-01227
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Tiffany B. v. Kijakazi, Judge Tostrud granted Tiffany B.’s motion, denied the Commissioner’s motion, and remanded for further proceedings.
Tiffany B. and Kilolo Kijakazi; the case returns to the administrative law judge for further proceedings.
What happened
In Tiffany B. v. Kijakazi, Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko issued a report and recommendation on May 22, 2023. The opinion does not describe the underlying Social Security dispute or the recommendation’s reasoning.
Neither party objected to the report and recommendation. The court therefore reviewed it for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake, and found none.
Judge Eric C. Tostrud accepted the report and recommendation, granted Tiffany B.’s motion for summary judgment, denied Kilolo Kijakazi’s motion for summary judgment, and remanded the action to the administrative law judge for further proceedings.
The detailed version
- Tiffany B. v. Kijakazi · No. 0:22-cv-01227
- Eric Tostrud
- June 12, 2023
Background
Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko issued a Report and Recommendation on May 22, 2023. The opinion does not state the underlying facts, the specific Social Security issue, or the recommendation’s reasoning.
Review of the Recommendation
No party objected to the Report and Recommendation. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b), the district court reviewed it for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake in the recommendation. The court found no clear error.
Ruling
Judge Eric C. Tostrud accepted the Report and Recommendation. The court granted Tiffany B.’s motion for summary judgment, denied Kilolo Kijakazi’s motion for summary judgment, and remanded the action to the administrative law judge for further proceedings consistent with the order. The opinion does not specify what further proceedings are required.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.