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Nature of Suit Code: 863
Nature of Suit: Social Security - DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
Cause of Action: 42:0405wc Review of HHS Decision (DIWC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEBORAH LYNN RIEGEL,

Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting 

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

Case No.: 15-CV-1342 W (MDD)

ORDER:

(1) ADOPTING REPORT AND 

RECOMMENDATION [DOC. 22]; 

(2) GRANTING DEFENDANT’S 

MOTION FOR SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT [DOC. 20]; AND

(3) DENYING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION FOR SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT [DOC. 16];

On June 18, 2015, Plaintiff Deborah Lynn Riegel filed this action seeking judicial 

review of the Social Security Commissioner’s final decision denying her claim for 

benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. (See Compl. [Doc. 1].) The matter was 

referred to the Honorable Mitchell D. Dembin, United States Magistrate Judge, for a 

report and recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). (Oct. 5, 2015 Order

[Doc. 10].) Thereafter, the parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment. (Pl.’s

Mot. [Doc. 16]; Def.’s Mot. [Doc. 20].) 

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On August 3, 2016, Judge Dembin issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”)

recommending that the Court grant Defendant’s motion for summary judgment, deny 

Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, and dismiss the case. (R&R [Doc. 22].) Judge 

Dembin ordered that any objections be filed by August 17, 2016. (Id. [Doc. 22] 28:24–

29:2.) No objections were filed. There has been no request for additional time to object.

A district court’s duties concerning a magistrate judge’s report and 

recommendation and a respondent’s objections thereto are set forth in Rule 72(b) of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). When no objections are 

filed, the district court is not required to review the magistrate judge’s report and 

recommendation. See United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003) 

(reasoning that 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) “makes it clear that the district judge must 

review the magistrate judge’s finding and recommendations de novo if objection is made, 

but not otherwise”); Schmidt v. Johnstone, 263 F. Supp. 2d 1219, 1226 (D. Ariz. 2003) 

(concluding that where no objections were filed, the District Court had no obligation to 

review the magistrate judge’s report). This rule of law is well-established within both the 

Ninth Circuit and this district. See Wang v. Masaitis, 416 F.3d 992, 1000 n.13 (9th Cir. 

2005) (“Of course, de novo review of a R & R is only required when an objection is 

made to the R & R[.]”) (citing Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d at 1121); Nelson v. Giurbino, 395 

F. Supp. 2d 946, 949 (S.D. Cal. 2005) (Lorenz, J.) (adopting the R&R without review 

because neither party filed objections despite having the opportunity to do so); see also

Nichols v. Logan, 355 F. Supp. 2d 1155, 1157 (S.D. Cal. 2004) (Benitez, J.).

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Because no objections have been filed, the Court accepts Judge Dembin’s

recommendation and ADOPTS the R&R [Doc. 22] in its entirety. 

For the reasons stated in the R&R, which is incorporated herein by reference, the

Court GRANTS Defendant’s motion for summary judgment [Doc. 20] and DENIES 

Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. [Doc. 16.]

This case is dismissed. The clerk is directed to close the case file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 30, 2016

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