Kepke v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Full title: KIMBERLY KEPKE, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION

Date published: Jan 23, 2015

CASE NO.: 13-13944 (E.D. Mich. Jan. 23, 2015)

Opinion

CASE NO.: 13-13944

01-23-2015

KIMBERLY KEPKE, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

HON. LAWRENCE P. ZATKOFF

OPINION AND ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

This matter is before the Court on the parties' cross motions for summary judgment with respect to the Defendant's decision to deny Plaintiff's application for Social Security disability benefits. The Court is also in receipt of Magistrate Judge Charles E. Binder's Report and Recommendation, wherein the Magistrate Judge recommends that Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment be denied and Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment be granted. Plaintiff has filed objections to the Report and Recommendation.

After a thorough de novo review of the court file, the Report and Recommendation, and the objections to the Report and Recommendation filed by Plaintiff, this Court will adopt the Report and Recommendation and enter it as the findings and conclusions of this Court.

Accordingly, for the reasons set forth above, the Court: (1) DENIES Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment, (2) GRANTS Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, and (3) DISMISSES Plaintiff's cause of action WITH PREJUDICE. Judgment shall be entered accordingly.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

S/BERNARD A. FRIEDMAN FOR

LAWRENCE P. ZATKOFF

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: January 23, 2015