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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 42:405 Review of HHS Decision (SSID)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

JASPER DIVISION

PEGGY ANN LEE,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting

Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case Number 6:13-cv-786-SLB

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On December 15, 2014, the Magistrate Judge filed a Report and Recommendation,

recommending that the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) decision finding that

plaintiff was not disabled be reversed with instructions for the Secretary to award plaintiff

benefits. (Doc. 10 at 15.)1 The parties were allowed fourteen days in which to file

objections to the recommendations made by the Magistrate Judge, (id.), and on December

29, 2014, defendant filed objections to the Report and Recommendation, (Doc. 12). 

After careful consideration of the record in this case, the Magistrate Judge’s

Report and Recommendation, and defendant’s objections, the court hereby SUSTAINS

defendant’s objections. The court accepts the Report and Recommendation of the

Magistrate Judge to the extent it recommends that the judgment of the ALJ be reversed

1 Reference to a document number, [“Doc. ___”], refers to the number assigned to each

document as it is filed in the court’s record.

FILED

 2015 Mar-30 PM 12:01

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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but not to the extent it recommends awarding benefits. This case is due to be remanded

with instructions for the ALJ to reevaluate the medical evidence.

DONE this 30th day of March, 2015.

 

SHARON LOVELACE BLACKBURN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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