Cory J. L. v. O'Malley
- Katherine Menendez
- 0:22-cv-01953
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Cory J. L. v. O’Malley, Judge Menendez denied Cory J. L.’s brief and granted O’Malley’s summary-judgment motion, adopting the R&R.
Cory J. L., whose brief was denied, and Martin J. O’Malley, whose motion for summary judgment was granted.
What happened
In Cory J. L. v. O’Malley, the court reviewed a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation dated December 14, 2023. No party filed objections.
Because there were no objections, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error. It found no error and adopted the recommendation in full.
Judge Katherine Menendez denied Cory J. L.’s brief and granted Martin J. O’Malley’s motion for summary judgment. The court ordered that judgment be entered.
The detailed version
- Cory J. L. v. O'Malley · No. 0:22-cv-01953
- Katherine Menendez
- Feb. 2, 2024
Background
The case came before the court on the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko, dated December 14, 2023. No objections were filed within the permitted time. The opinion notes that Martin J. O’Malley became Commissioner of Social Security on December 20, 2023, and was automatically substituted for former defendant Kilolo Kijakazi under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d).
Standard of Review
When specific objections are filed, the court reviews the challenged portions of a magistrate judge’s recommendation independently. When no objections are filed, the court reviews the recommendation for clear error. After reviewing the Report and Recommendation and the record, the court found no error, clear or otherwise, and adopted the recommendation in full.
Ruling
Judge Katherine M. Menendez ordered that Cory J. L.’s brief, ECF 17, was denied. The court also ordered that Martin J. O’Malley’s motion for summary judgment, ECF 19, was granted. The court directed that judgment be entered accordingly.
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