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D. Minn.Substantive rulingFiled Mar. 1, 2024

Joyce R. v. O'Malley

Judge
Jerry Blackwell
Docket
0:22-cv-03167
Court
U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
Pages
2
Social SecurityCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Joyce R. v. O’Malley, Judge Blackwell affirmed the Social Security decision, dismissed the complaint, denied Joyce R.’s request, and granted the Commissioner’s request.

Who this affects

Joyce R. and the Social Security Commissioner; Joyce R.’s complaint was dismissed, and the Commissioner’s decision was affirmed.

What happened

Joyce R. brought this case against Martin J. O’Malley, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute in detail.

Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty recommended a result in a January 26, 2024 Report and Recommendation. No timely objections were filed, so the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error and found none.

Judge Jerry W. Blackwell accepted the recommendation, denied Joyce R.’s request, granted the Commissioner’s request, dismissed the complaint, and affirmed the Commissioner’s decision.

The detailed version

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Case
Joyce R. v. O'Malley · No. 0:22-cv-03167
Judge
Jerry W. Blackwell
Date
Mar. 1, 2024

Background

Joyce R. was the plaintiff, and Martin J. O’Malley, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, was the defendant. The opinion provides no detailed description of the underlying Social Security dispute or the specific arguments in the parties’ briefs.

Report and Recommendation

United States Magistrate Judge John F. Docherty issued a Report and Recommendation on January 26, 2024. No objections were filed within the permitted time. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b), the court therefore reviewed the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake. The court found no clear error.

Ruling

Judge Jerry W. Blackwell ordered that the Report and Recommendation be accepted. The court denied Plaintiff’s request in her brief, granted Defendant’s request in his brief, dismissed Plaintiff’s complaint, and affirmed the Commissioner’s decision. The opinion states that judgment should be entered accordingly.

The authoritative version

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