INTHE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN DIVISION No. 7:21-CV-84-D

TROY MARGOIU S HUNT, ) | Plaintiff,

ORDER KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ‘Acting Commissioner of Social Security, ) Defendant. ;

On May 12, 2022, Magistrate Judge Numbers issued a Memorandum and Recommendation (“M&R”) and recommended 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. 21], 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 thie 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) (cleaned up); 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). . 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 [DE. 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. 21], AFFIRMS defendant’s final decision, and DISMISSES this action. The clerk shall close the case. SO ORDERED. This 3( day of May, 2022.

N on C. DEVER III United States District Judge

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