UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NORTHEASTERN DIVISION

MELISSA A. WORTHINGTON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) NO. 2:20-00023 ) ANDREW M. SAUL, ) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL ) SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, ) ) Defendant. )

ORDER

Before the Court is a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) (Doc. No. 27) recommending the Court grant Plaintiff Melissa Worthington’s Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record (Doc. No. 16). No timely objections have been filed. The absence of objections “releases the Court from its duty to independently review the matter.” Lawhorn v. Buy Buy Baby, Inc., No. 3:20-CV-00201,

, at *1 (M.D. Tenn. Mar. 19, 2021); see also Thomas v. Arn,

(1985) (“It does not appear that Congress intended to require district court review of a magistrate’s factual or legal conclusions, under a de novo or any other standard, when neither party objects to those findings.”). Regardless, the Court thoroughly reviewed the R&R and agrees with its recommended disposition. Accordingly, the Court holds as follows: (1) the R&R (Doc. No. 27) is APPROVED AND ADOPTED, (2) Ms. Worthington’s Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record (Doc. No. 16) is GRANTED, (3) the Administrative Law Judge’s decision is VACATED, and (4) this case is REMANDED for further administrative proceedings consistent with the R&R. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Maas CRENSHAW, CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE