WITT v. COLVIN, No. 5:2013cv00285 - Document 18 (N.D. Fla. 2014)

Court Description: ORDER adopting the magistrate's 17 Report and Recommendation. The 16 Motion to Remand is GRANTED and the Commissioner's decision is REVERSED. This case is REMANDED to the Commissioner of Social Security pursuan t to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Defendant is ordered to conduct proceedings in accordance with the 17 Report and Recommendation. The clerk is directed to enter final judgment pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The clerk is directed to administratively close this file. Signed by SENIOR JUDGE LACEY A COLLIER on 6/2/2014. (djb)

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WITT v. COLVIN Doc. 18 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PANAMA CITY DIVISION KENNETH WAYNE WITT, Plaintiff, vs. Case No.: 5:13cv285/LAC/EMT CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. ___________________________________/ ORDER This cause comes on for consideration upon the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation dated April 28, 2014 (doc. 17). The parties have been furnished a copy of the Report and Recommendation and have been afforded an opportunity to file objections pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section 636(b)(1). I have made a de novo determination of objections filed. Having considered the Report and Recommendation, and the timely filed objections thereto, I have determined that the Report and Recommendation should be adopted. Accordingly, it is now ORDERED as follows: 1. The magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation is adopted and incorporated by reference in this order. 2. Defendant’s Motion to Remand (doc. 16) is GRANTED and the Commissioner’s decision denying benefits is REVERSED. 3. This case is REMANDED to the Commissioner of Social Security pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). 4. Defendant is ordered to conduct proceedings in accordance with the Report and Recommendation (doc. 17). 5. The clerk is directed to enter final judgment pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Dockets.Justia.com Page 2 of 2 6. The clerk is directed to administratively close this file. DONE and ORDERED on this 2nd day of June, 2014. s/L.A. Collier Lacey A. Collier Senior United States District Judge Case No.: 5:13cv285/LAC/EMT

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