PEARSON, J.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION

SANDRA E. MONTANEZ, ) ) CASE NO. 1:22-CV-00150 Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) JUDGE BENITA Y. PEARSON ) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL ) SECURITY, ) ) MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ) ORDER Defendant. ) [Regarding ECF No. 25]

On September 30, 2024, the assigned magistrate judge issued a Report and Recommendation suggesting that the Court vacate and remand the Commissioner’s decision for further proceedings. The Federal Magistrates Act requires a district court to conduct a de novo review only of those portions of a Report and Recommendation to which the parties have made an objection.

(b)(1)(C). Absent objections, a district court may adopt a magistrate judge’s report without review. See Thomas v. Arn,

(1985). The Commissioner did not file any objections. See Def.’s Resp. to Magistrate Judge’s R&R (ECF No. 26) (“Defendant, the Commissioner of Social Security, will not be filing objections to this Honorable Court’s Report and Recommended Decision.”) Accordingly, the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 25).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

January 19, 2025 /s/ Benita Y. Pearson