Hopson v. Commissioner of Social Security
- Laura Swain
- 1:20-cv-06528
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Hopson v. Commissioner of Social Security, Judge Swain adopted the report, denied Hopson’s motion, granted the Commissioner’s motion, and ordered judgment for the Commissioner.
Yulonda Hopson and the Commissioner of Social Security.
What happened
In Hopson v. Commissioner of Social Security, Magistrate Judge Lehrburger recommended denying Yulonda Hopson’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and granting the Commissioner’s motion. The opinion states that no party objected to that recommendation.
The court found no clear error in the report and adopted it in full. It denied Hopson’s motion, granted the Commissioner’s motion, and directed that judgment be entered for the Commissioner.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain issued the order on January 12, 2022. This order does not describe the report’s underlying reasoning.
The detailed version
- Hopson v. Commissioner of Social Security · No. 1:20-cv-06528
- Laura Swain
- Jan. 12, 2022
Background
Magistrate Judge Lehrburger’s December 17, 2021, report and recommendation advised the court to deny Yulonda Hopson’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, grant the Commissioner of Social Security’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, and enter judgment for the Commissioner. The order states that no objections to the report were received.
Review of the Report
When no timely objection is made to a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, the district court reviews the record for clear error. Judge Laura Taylor Swain reviewed the report and found no clear error. The order adopts the report in its entirety, for the reasons stated in the report. The order itself does not state those underlying reasons.
Ruling
The court denied Hopson’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, granted the Commissioner’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, and ordered that judgment be entered in favor of the Commissioner. The order resolves docket entries 22, 23, and 25 and asks the clerk to enter judgment accordingly.
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