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Higgins v. Astrue

United States District Court, E.D. Missouri, Eastern Division
Feb 22, 2010
Case No. 4:08CV01237 ERW (E.D. Mo. Feb. 22, 2010)

Opinion

Case No. 4:08CV01237 ERW.

February 22, 2010


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER


This matter is before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge David D. Noce [doc. #18], pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 636(b).

The Court notes that no objections were filed to the Report and Recommendation within the time period afforded by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The Court has considered the Report and Recommendation and hereby sustains, adopts and incorporates herein the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation in its entirety. The Social Security Commissioner's decision denying Plaintiff's claims for disability benefits is reversed and remanded for further proceedings.

Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying Plaintiff Ralph D. Higgins disability benefits is REVERSED AND REMANDED, for further proceedings consistent with this Order, and the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge David D. Noce.


Summaries of

Higgins v. Astrue

United States District Court, E.D. Missouri, Eastern Division
Feb 22, 2010
Case No. 4:08CV01237 ERW (E.D. Mo. Feb. 22, 2010)
Case details for

Higgins v. Astrue

Case Details

Full title:RALPH D. HIGGINS, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social…

Court:United States District Court, E.D. Missouri, Eastern Division

Date published: Feb 22, 2010

Citations

Case No. 4:08CV01237 ERW (E.D. Mo. Feb. 22, 2010)

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