Joyce R. v. O'Malley
- Jerry Blackwell
- 0:22-cv-03167
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
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.
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
- Joyce R. v. O'Malley · No. 0:22-cv-03167
- Jerry W. Blackwell
- 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.
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