Joseph M. v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT January 23, 2026 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk LAREDO DIVISION JOSEPH M.1 § § VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:24-cv-124 § COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL § SECURITY ADMINISTRATION § ORDER On August 22, 2025, the Court referred Plaintiff’s Opening Brief, Defendant’s Brief, and Plaintiff’s Reply Brief (Dkt. Nos. 8, 9, 10) to United States Magistrate Judge Christopher dos Santos (Dkt. No. 11). In his report and recommendation, Judge dos Santos recommends that this case be REVERSED and REMANDED to the Social Security Administration for further proceedings (see Dkt. No. 12 at 29). Neither party filed objections to Judge dos Santos’s report within the fourteen-day objection period.

Having reviewed the Report and finding no plain error, the Court hereby ADOPTS the Report (Dkt. No. 12) as the findings and conclusions of the Court. CGI Logistics, LLC v. Fast Logistik, No. 5:23-CV-43, 2023 WL 8313341, at *2 (S.D. Tex. Dec. 1, 2023) (Garcia Marmolejo, J.) (citing United States v. Soto, 734 F. App’x 258, 259 (5th Cir. 2018)); see also Cao v. BSI Fin. Servs., Inc., 858 F. App’x 156, 158 (5th Cir. 2021). Accordingly, this case is hereby REVERSED and REMANDED to the Social Security Administration for further proceedings. The Court will enter final judgment under separate cover.

1 Pursuant to the May 1, 2018 “Memorandum Re: Privacy Concern Regarding Social Security and Immigration Opinions” issued by the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States, the Court uses only Plaintiff’s first name and last initial.

It is so ORDERED.

SIGNED January 22, 2026.

wifes Garcia Zs armolejo United States District Judge