Laliberte v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

District Court, N.D. Ohio

Laliberte v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION STEVEN MARK LALIBERTE, ) CASE NO. 5:22CV1856 ) Plaintiff, ) JUDGE CHRISTOPHER A. BOYKO ) vs. ) ) COMMISSIONER OF ) ORDER SOCIAL SECURITY, ) ) Defendant. ) CHRISTOPHER A. BOYKO, J: On October 14, 2022, Plaintiff filed a Complaint pursuant to Title

42 U.S.C. § 405

(g). (ECF DKT #1). The Court referred this matter to Magistrate Judge Carmen E. Henderson pursuant to Local Rule 72.2. On September 21, 2023, the Magistrate Judge recommended affirming the Commissioner’s decision which determined that Plaintiff is not disabled since work is available in the economy that Plaintiff can perform. Plaintiff has not filed an objection. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72 provides that objections to a report and recommendation must be filed within fourteen days after service. FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b). Plaintiff has failed to timely file any such objections. Therefore, the Court must assume that Plaintiff is satisfied with the Magistrate Judge’s recommendation. Any further review by this Court would -1- be duplicative and an inefficient use of the Court’s limited resources. Thomas v. Arn,

728 F.2d 813

(6th Cir. 1984), aff’d

474 U.S. 140

(1985); Howard v. Sec’y of Health & Human Serv.,

932 F.2d 505

(6th Cir. 1991); United States v. Walters,

638 F.2d 947

(6th Cir. 1981). Therefore, Magistrate Judge Henderson’s Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED

and the Commissioner’s decision is AFFIRMED. IT IS SO ORDERED. s/ Christopher A. Boyko CHRISTOPHER A. BOYKO United States District Judge Dated: January 25, 2024

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