Wilson v. Commissioner of Social Security
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:19-cv-03320
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Wilson v. Commissioner, Judge Schofield adopted the magistrate judge’s report, granted the Commissioner’s motion, and closed the case.
Jaryneah C. Wilson and the Commissioner of Social Security; the case was closed after the Commissioner’s motion was granted.
What happened
In Jaryneah C. Wilson v. Commissioner of Social Security, Magistrate Judge Kevin N. Fox recommended granting the Commissioner’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. A copy of the recommendation was mailed to pro se plaintiff Jaryneah C. Wilson.
Wilson’s deadline to object was March 4, 2020, but no timely objections were filed. The District Court therefore reviewed the recommendation for clear error on the face of the record and found none.
Judge Lorna G. Schofield adopted the recommendation in full, granted the Commissioner’s motion, and directed the Clerk of Court to close the motion and the case. The Commissioner was directed to mail Wilson a copy of the order and file proof of service.
The detailed version
- Wilson v. Commissioner of Social Security · No. 1:19-cv-03320
- Lorna Schofield
- Apr. 9, 2020
Background
Magistrate Judge Kevin N. Fox issued a Report and Recommendation on February 19, 2020. The Report recommended granting the Commissioner of Social Security’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, a motion asking the court to decide the case based on the parties’ written pleadings. The Report was mailed to pro se plaintiff Jaryneah C. Wilson.
Review of the Report
The deadline for objections was March 4, 2020. No timely objections were filed. Under the governing rule, when no timely objection is made, the District Court reviews the Report for clear error on the face of the record. The court stated that it found no such error.
Ruling
Judge Lorna G. Schofield adopted the Report in its entirety as the opinion of the court. For the reasons stated in the Report, the Commissioner’s motion was granted. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the motion at Docket No. 14 and close the case. The Commissioner was directed to mail Wilson a copy of the order and file proof of service by April 13, 2020.
The opinion text provided here does not include the Report’s reasoning or explain the underlying Social Security dispute in detail.
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