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D. Minn.Substantive rulingFiled July 28, 2023

Karla J. P. v. Kijakazi

Judge
Wilhelmina Wright
Docket
0:22-cv-02131
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
2
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In one sentence

In Karla J. P. v. Kijakazi, Judge Wright granted Karla’s summary-judgment motion, denied Kijakazi’s, and remanded the matter.

Who this affects

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

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Karla J. P. v. Kijakazi · No. 0:22-cv-02131
Judge
Wilhelmina Wright
Date
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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