Collins v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 5:2018cv02082 - Document 16 (N.D. Ohio 2019)

Court Description: Memorandum Opinion and Order For the reasons stated in the Order, the Court adopts the Magistrate Judge's 14 Report and Recommendation in full and dismisses this case. Signed by Judge Dan Aaron Polster on 8/13/2019. (S,KM)

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Collins v. Commissioner of Social Security Doc. 16 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION JOHN F. COLLINS, Plaintiff, v. NANCY A. BERRYHILL, ACTING COMM’R OF SOC. SEC., Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 5:18-cv-2082 Judge Dan Aaron Polster OPINION & ORDER Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge David A. Ruiz (“R&R”) (Doc #: 14). Magistrate Judge Ruiz recommends that the Court affirm the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) denying Plaintiff John F. Collin’s applications for a Period of Disability (“POD”), Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”), and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 416(i), 423, 1381 et seq. (“Act”). On August 13, 2019, Collins filed a Response to the R&R, Doc #: 15, informing the Court that he will not be filing Objections to the R&R. Nonetheless, the Court has carefully reviewed Magistrate Judge Ruiz’s thorough R&R. The Court agrees with Magistrate Judge Ruiz that the ALJ adequately applied the SSR 16-3P factors in assessing the credibility of Collins’s statements concerning the effects of his symptoms and that the ALJ’s findings were supported by substantial evidence. Consequently, the Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge that the Commissioner’s final decision should be affirmed. Dockets.Justia.com Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the R&R, Doc #: 14, in full and DISMISSES the abovecaptioned case. IT IS SO ORDERED. /s/ Dan Aaron Polster Aug. 13, 2019_ DAN AARON POLSTER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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