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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

BAY M., for Anthony M. (deceased),

Plaintiff,

v.

ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of 

Social Security Administration,

Defendant.

Case No.: 18-cv-1015 W (JLB)

ORDER:

(1) ADOPTING REPORT AND 

RECOMMENDATION [DOC. 18] TO 

AFFIRM THE COMMISSIONER’S 

DECISION, 

(2) DISMISSING CASE, AND 

(3) ORDERING ENTRY OF 

JUDGMENT

On May 21, 2018, Plaintiff Bay M., on behalf of Anthony M., her deceased 

husband, filed this lawsuit seeking judicial review of the Social Security Commissioner’s 

final decision denying his application for a period of disability and disability insurance 

benefits. The matter was referred to the Honorable Jill L. Burkhardt, United States 

Magistrate Judge, for a report and recommendation under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B).

Thereafter, the parties filed joint motions [Docs. 16, 17] for judicial review of the 

Commissioner’s decision.

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 On August 5, 2019, Judge Burkhardt issued a Report and Recommendation 

(“Report”), recommending the Court enter judgment affirming the Commissioner’s 

decision and dismissing this action. (Report [Doc. 18] 38:5–7.) The Report also ordered 

any objections filed within 14 days after being served with a copy of the Report. (Id.

38:8–10.) To date, no objection has been filed, nor has there been a request for additional 

time in which to file an objection.

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) 

(holding 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”) (emphasis in original); 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.”) (emphasis added) (citing Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d at 

1121); Nelson v. Giurbino, 395 F. Supp. 2d 946, 949 (S.D. Cal. 2005) (Lorenz, J.) 

(adopting Report without review because neither party filed objections despite having the 

opportunity to do so, and holding that, “accordingly, the Court will adopt the Report and 

Recommendation in its entirety.”); see also Nichols v. Logan, 355 F. Supp. 2d 1155, 1157 

(S.D. Cal. 2004) (Benitez, J.).

The Court, therefore, accepts Judge Burkhardt’s recommendation, and ADOPTS 

the Report [Doc. 18] in its entirety. For the reasons stated in the Report, which is 

incorporated herein by reference, the Court AFFIRMS the Commissioner’s decision, and 

ORDERS this case DISMISSED and JUDGMENT entered in favor of Defendant.

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The Clerk shall close the District Court case file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 23, 2019

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