IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO

Sue Dawson, Case No. 1:21cv1756 On behalf of N.B., a minor, JUDGE PAMELA A. BARKER Plaintiff, -vs- Magistrate Judge Jonathan D. Greenberg

MEMORANDUM OPINION Kilolo Kijakazi, AND ORDER Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

This matter is before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Jonathan D. Greenberg (Doc. No. 13), recommending that the decision of the Commissioner be vacated and remanded for further proceedings. The Commissioner filed a response indicating that she will not be filing objections. (Doc. No. 14.) For the following reasons, the Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED. The decision of the Commissioner is VACATED and the case is REMANDED for further consideration consistent with the Report & Recommendation. I. Background On September 10, 2021, Plaintiff Sue Dawson, on behalf of N.B., a minor, filed a Complaint (Doc. No. 1) challenging the final decision of the Defendant Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying an application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act,

(i), 423, and 1381 et seq. (“Act”). Pursuant to Local Rule 72.2(b), the case was referred to Magistrate Judge Greenberg. On April 8, 2022, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation, in which he found that the ALJ had erred when assessing N.B.’s ability to attend and complete tasks. (Doc. No. 13.) The Magistrate Judge, therefore, recommended that the decision of the Commissioner denying Dawson’s application for benefits be vacated and the case remanded for further proceedings consistent with the Report & Recommendation. (Id.) Objections to the Report and Recommendation were to be filed within 14 days of service.

On April 21, 2022, the Commissioner filed a response indicating that she would not be filing objections to the Report & Recommendation. (Doc. No. 14.) II. Standard of Review The applicable standard of review of a Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation depends upon whether objections were made to that report. When objections are made, the district court reviews the case de novo. Specifically, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b) states in pertinent part: The district judge must determine de novo any part of the magistrate judge’s disposition that has been properly objected to. The district judge may accept, reject, or modify the recommended disposition; receive further evidence; or return the matter to the magistrate judge with instruction.

Although the standard of review when no objections are made is not expressly addressed in Rule 72, the Advisory Committee Notes to that Rule provide that “[w]hen no timely objection is filed, the court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.” See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, Advisory Committee Notes. Moreover, in Thomas v. Arn,

(1985), the United States Supreme Court explained that “[i]t does not appear that Congress intended to require district court review of a magistrate judge’s factual or legal conclusions, under a de novo or any other standard, when neither party objects to those findings.” 2 III. Analysis and Conclusion Here, as stated above, no objections were filed to the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Greenberg that the decision of the Commissioner be vacated and the case remanded. This Court has nonetheless carefully and thoroughly reviewed the Report and Recommendation and agrees with the findings set forth therein. The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Greenberg is, therefore, ADOPTED. The decision of the Commissioner denying Plaintiff’s

application for SSI is VACATED and the case is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with the Report & Recommendation. IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Pamela A. Barker Date: April 22, 2022 PAMELA A. BARKER U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE

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