IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN DIVISION No. 7:18-CV-145-D

DEE DEE HAYES, )

Plaintiff, v. . □ ORDER ANDREW M. SAUL, , Commissioner of Social Security, ) . Defendant.

On July 22, 2019, Magistrate Judge Jones issued a Memorandum and Recommendation (“M&R”) and Peomenrier| that this court deny plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings [D.E. 20], grant defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings [D.E. 22], and affirm defendant’s final decision. See [D.E. 25].! Neither party objected to the M&R.

“The Federal Magistrates Act requires a district court to make a de novo determination of those portions of the magistrate judge’s report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which objection is made.” Diamond v. Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co.,

(4th Cir. 2005) (emphasis, alteration, and quotation omitted); see

(b). Absent a timely objection, “a district court need not conduct a de novo review, but instead must only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.” Diamond,

(quotation omitted).

1 Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d), the court substitutes Andrew M. Saul for Nancy A. Berryhill as Commissioner of Social Security. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d).

The court has reviewed the M&R, the record, and the briefs. The court is satisfied that there is no clear error on the face of the record. Accordingly, the court adopts the conclusions in the M&R [D.E. 25]. In sum, the court DENIES plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings [D.E. 20], GRANTS defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings [D.E. 22], AFFIRMS defendant’s final decision, and DISMISSES this action. The clerk shall close the case. SO ORDERED. This | G day of August 2019.

4 — Devs4 J S C. DEVER II United States District Judge