Dana Oliver v. Michelle A. King, et al.

Southern District of Texas ENTERED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT eee SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION DANA OLIVER, § Plaintiff, : v. CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:25-CV-00046 MICHELLE A. KING, ef al., Defendants.

ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM & RECOMMENDATION Before the Court is Magistrate Judge Julie K. Hampton’s Memorandum and Recommendation (“M&R”). (D.E. 18). The M&R recommends that the Court grant Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, (D.E. 11), deny the Commissioner of Social Security’s motion for summary judgment, (D.E. 16), and reverse and remand the Commissioner’s denial of disability benefits for further consideration. (D.E. 18, p. 12).

The parties were provided proper notice of, and the opportunity to object to, the Magistrate Judge’s M&R. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); General Order No. 2002-13. No objection has been filed. When no timely objection has been filed, the district court need only determine whether the Magistrate Judge’s M&R is clearly erroneous or contrary to law. United States v. Wilson, 864 F.2d 1219, 1221 (Sth Cir. 1989) (per curiam); Powell v. Litton Loan Servicing, L.P., No. 4:14-CV-02700, 2015 WL 3823141, at *1 (S.D. Tex. June 18, 2015) (Harmon, J.) (citation omitted).

Having reviewed the proposed findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge, the filings of the parties, the record, and the applicable law, and finding that the M&R is not clearly erroneous or contrary to law, the Court ADOPTS the M&R in its entirety. (D.E. 18). Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, (D.E. 11), DENIES the Commissioner of Social Security’s motion for summary judgment, (D.E. 16), REVERSES the Commissioner’s denial of disability benefits, and REMANDS for further consideration.

The Court will enter final judgment separately.

DA RALES UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Signed: Corpus Christi, Texas February 777, 2026