UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION

JOHN JAMES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 3:22-cv-00372 ) KILOLO KIJAKAZI, acting ) Commissioner of Social Security, ) ) Defendant. )

ORDER

Before the Court is a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) (Doc. No. 28) advising the Court to grant Defendant’s Motion to Remand (Doc. No. 26), reverse the decision of the Social Security Administration (the “Commissioner”), deny as moot Plaintiff’s Motion for Judgment on the Record (Doc. No. 22), and remand the matter for further proceedings. (Doc. No. 28). No timely objection has been filed. The failure to “timely object to a report and recommendation 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 the Magistrate Judge’s recommended disposition. Mindful that Plaintiff has already consented to remand (see Doc. No. 26), the Court APPROVES AND ADOPTS the R&R (Doc. No. 28). Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion for Remand (Doc. No. 26) is GRANTED, the decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED, Plaintiffs’ Motion for Judgment on the Record (Doc. No. 22) is DENIED AS MOOT, and this matter is REMANDED for further proceedings. IT IS SO ORDERED. WAVERLY JR. CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE