IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON

EDWARD ORTIZ, an individual, No. 3:20-cv-01848-SB

Plaintiff, ORDER

v.

DENIS MCDONOUGH, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs,

Defendant.

HERNÁNDEZ, District Judge: Magistrate Judge Beckerman issued a Findings and Recommendation on December 15, 2023, in which she recommends that the Court deny Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment. F&R, ECF 55. The matter is now before the Court pursuant to

(b)(1)(B) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b). Because no objections to the Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendation were timely filed, the Court is relieved of its obligation to review the record de novo. United States v. Reyna-Tapia,

(9th Cir. 2003) (en banc); see also United States v. Bernhardt,

(9th Cir. 1988) (de novo review required only for portions of Magistrate Judge’s report to which objections have been made). Having reviewed the legal principles de novo, the Court finds no error.

CONCLUSION The Court adopts Magistrate Judge Beckerman’s Findings and Recommendation [55]. Accordingly, Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment [40] is DENIED. IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: __F__e_b_ru__a_ry_ _8_,_ 2_0_2_4__________.

MARCO A. HERNÁNDEZ United States District Judge