Michael Parsons v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security

PEARSON, J.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION

MICHAEL PARSONS, ) ) CASE NO. 5:25-CV-1163 Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) JUDGE BENITA Y. PEARSON ) FRANK BISIGNANO ) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL ) SECURITY, ) MEMORANDUM OF OPINION ) AND ORDER Defendant. ) ) An Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) denied Plaintiff Michael Parsons’ application for a period of disability (“POD”) and disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) after a hearing in the above-captioned case. That decision became the final determination of the Commissioner of Social Security when the Appeals Council denied the request to review the ALJ’s decision. The claimant sought judicial review of the Commissioner’s decision (ECF No. 1), and the Court referred the case to the magistrate judge for preparation of a report and recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 and Local Rule 72.2(b)(1). On December 23, 2025, the magistrate judge submitted a Report (ECF No. 11) recommending that the Court remand the case to the Commissioner pursuant to sentence six of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).

Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2) provides that objections to a report and recommendation must be filed within 14 days after service. On December 29, 2025, the Commissioner filed a Response to Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 12) stating that the Commissioner will not be filing objections to the Report. Any further review by this Court would be a duplicative and 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. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 932 F.2d 505 (6th Cir. 1991); United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947, 949-50 (6th Cir. 1981).

Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation of the magistrate judge is hereby adopted.

The decision of the Commissioner of Social Security is vacated, and the case is remanded to the Commissioner for further proceedings and a new decision.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

January 6, 2026 /s/ Benita Y. Pearson Date Benita Y. Pearson United States District Judge