Negron v. Commissioner of Social Security
- Kenneth Karas
- 7:19-cv-07547
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Negron v. Commissioner, Judge Karas denied Negron’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and granted the Commissioner’s cross-motion.
Jocelyne Negron, whose challenge to the denial of her Social Security benefits applications was rejected, and the Commissioner of Social Security, who received judgment in the case.
What happened
Jocelyne Negron challenged an administrative law judge’s decision denying her applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. She argued the decision should be changed under the Social Security Act.
Negron and the Commissioner each asked the court to rule in their favor based on the written record. A magistrate judge recommended denying Negron’s motion and granting the Commissioner’s motion. No objections were filed.
Judge Kenneth M. Karas found no clear error in the recommendation and adopted it entirely. He denied Negron’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, granted the Commissioner’s cross-motion, entered judgment for the Commissioner, and closed the case.
The detailed version
- Negron v. Commissioner of Social Security · No. 7:19-cv-07547
- Kenneth Karas
- Apr. 5, 2021
Background
Jocelyne Negron challenged an administrative law judge’s decision denying her applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. The administrative law judge found that Negron was not disabled under the Social Security Act. Negron brought the challenge under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), which permits judicial review of Social Security decisions.
The court referred the case to Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy. Negron moved for judgment on the pleadings, and the Commissioner filed a cross-motion for judgment on the pleadings. Judgment on the pleadings asks the court to decide the case based on the pleadings and the record without a trial.
Report and Recommendation
Judge McCarthy recommended denying Negron’s motion and granting the Commissioner’s cross-motion. Neither party objected to the recommendation. Because there were no objections, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error on the face of the record.
Ruling
Judge Kenneth M. Karas found no clear error and adopted the Report and Recommendation in its entirety. The court denied Negron’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and granted the Commissioner’s Cross-Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. The court directed the clerk to enter judgment for the Commissioner and close the case.
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