Karla J. P. v. Kijakazi
- Wilhelmina Wright
- 0:22-cv-02131
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Karla J. P. v. Kijakazi, Judge Wright granted Karla’s summary-judgment motion, denied Kijakazi’s, and remanded the matter.
Karla J. P.’s motion for summary judgment was granted, Kilolo Kijakazi’s motion was denied, and the matter was sent back to the Commissioner for further proceedings.
What happened
In Karla J. P. v. Kijakazi, the court reviewed a magistrate judge’s recommendation because neither side filed objections. The court found no clear error.
The court adopted the recommendation, granted Karla J. P.’s motion for summary judgment, and denied Kilolo Kijakazi’s motion for summary judgment.
The court remanded the matter to the Commissioner for further proceedings. Judge Wilhelmina Wright ordered that judgment be entered.
The detailed version
- Karla J. P. v. Kijakazi · No. 0:22-cv-02131
- Wilhelmina Wright
- July 28, 2023
Background
The court considered a July 5, 2023 report and recommendation from United States Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko. Because no objections were filed, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error.
Rulings
The court found no clear error and adopted the report and recommendation. It granted Karla J. P.’s motion for summary judgment, which asks the court to decide the case without a trial when the relevant facts do not require one. It denied Kilolo Kijakazi’s motion for summary judgment.
Disposition
The court remanded the matter to the Commissioner under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further proceedings consistent with the order. Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright directed that judgment be entered.
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