Becerril v. Commissioner of Social Security
- Edgardo Ramos
- 1:20-cv-10315
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Becerril v. Commissioner, Judge Ramos affirmed the denial of Becerril’s benefit applications and closed the case.
Aida Becerril’s applications for Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income benefits remained denied. The Commissioner of Social Security received judgment on the pleadings, and the case was closed.
What happened
Aida Becerril sought Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income benefits, claiming disability beginning July 17, 2017. An administrative law judge denied her applications, and she challenged that decision in federal court.
A magistrate judge recommended granting the Commissioner judgment based on the written court filings and dismissing the case. No party objected, and the court reviewed the recommendation and found no error.
Judge Ramos adopted the recommendation, granted the Commissioner judgment on the pleadings, affirmed the Commissioner’s final decision, and directed the Clerk to close the case.
The detailed version
- Becerril v. Commissioner of Social Security · No. 1:20-cv-10315
- Edgardo Ramos
- Mar. 8, 2023
Background
Aida Becerril applied for Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income benefits on May 19, 2018. She alleged that her disability began on July 17, 2017. The Social Security Administration denied the applications initially and again after reconsideration. Becerril then requested a hearing before an administrative law judge, or ALJ. After a September 5, 2019 hearing, ALJ Zachary Weiss issued a February 5, 2020 decision denying the applications.
Becerril filed this federal case on December 8, 2020. The parties later submitted a joint stipulation instead of filing separate motions for judgment on the pleadings, which asks the court to decide the case based on the existing written record.
Report and Recommendation
Magistrate Judge Gary R. Jones issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the Commissioner receive judgment on the pleadings and that the case be dismissed. The parties had fourteen days to file written objections. No objections were filed.
When no timely objection is made, the district court may adopt the recommendation if the record shows no clear error. The court stated that it reviewed Judge Jones’s recommendation and found no error, clear or otherwise.
Ruling
Judge Ramos adopted the recommendation. The court granted the Commissioner of Social Security judgment on the pleadings and affirmed the Commissioner’s final decision. The Clerk was directed to terminate the joint stipulation and close the case.
Effect
The ALJ’s denial of Becerril’s applications remained in effect, and the federal case ended.
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