UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION

NASSR A.t, Case No. 23-10320 Plaintiff, F. Kay Behm Vv. United States District Judge COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, David R. Grand United States Magistrate Judge Defendant. ao OPINION AND ORDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S JANUARY 10, 2024 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (ECF No. 16)

Currently before the Court is Magistrate Judge David R. Grand’s January 10, 2024 Report and Recommendation on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. (ECF Nos. 10, 14, 16). Magistrate Judge Grand recommends denying Defendant’s motion, granting Plaintiff's motion and remanding this case for

further proceedings consistent with the Report and Recommendation. The Court

is fully advised in the premises and has reviewed the record and the pleadings. Neither party has filed objections. “[T]he failure to object to the magistrate

1 As noted in the Report and Recommendation, the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States has recommended that, due to significant privacy concerns in social security cases, federal courts should refer to claimants only by their first names and last initials.

judge’s report[] releases the Court from its duty to independently review the

matter.” Hall v. Rawal,

(E.D. Mich. Aug. 24, 2012) (citing Thomas v. Arn,

(1985)). The Court nevertheless agrees with the

Magistrate Judge’s recommended disposition. Therefore, the Court ACCEPTS and

ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 16) and

REMANDS the case for further proceedings consistent with the Report and

Recommendation and this Order.

SO ORDERED.

Date: January 29, 2024 s/ F. Kay Behm F. Kay Behm United States District Judge