UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION SAMMIE LEMUEL SMITH, ) Plaintiff, NO. 3:22-cv-00188 KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security ) Defendant. ORDER Before the Court is a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) (Doc. No. 7) recommending the Court dismiss this case without prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). No timely objections to the R&R have been filed. The absence of objections releases the Court from its duty to independently review the matter. Miller v. Currie,

(6th Cir. 1995); 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.”). Nevertheless, the Court reviewed the R&R and agrees with its recommended disposition. Accordingly, the R&R (Doc. No. 7) is APPROVED AND ADOPTED, and this case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. This Order constitutes a final judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58. The Clerk shall close the file. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Wau. Eo.shea CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE