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Nature of Suit Code: 863
Nature of Suit: Social Security - DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
Cause of Action: 42:205 Denial Social Security Benefits

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The Court reviews de novo the objected-to portions of the Report and Recommendation.

28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). The Court reviews for clear error the unobjected-to

portions of the Report and Recommendation. Johnson v. Zema Systems Corp., 170 F.3d 734, 739

(7th Cir. 1999); see also Conley v. Crabtree, 14 F. Supp. 2d 1203, 1204 (D. Or. 1998).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Jose L. Ramirez, 

Plaintiff, 

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Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social

Security, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV 08-521-TUC-FRZ (JCG)

ORDER

Pending before the Court is a Report and Recommendation issued by United States

Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Guerin.1

 The Report and Recommendation recommends

denying the relief requested by Plaintiff in his opening brief as the Administrative Law Judge

(“ALJ”) properly denied Plaintiff disability benefits based on the determination that Plaintiff

still has sufficient residual functional capacity to perform his past work in the customer

service field. Plaintiff has challenged the ALJ’s decision on several grounds: the ALJ erred

in giving little weight to the opinions of mental health professionals who had treated Plaintiff

and greater weight to the opinion of the non-treating state agency psychologist; the ALJ erred

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in giving little weight to the opinions of treating physicians; the ALJ failed to provide clear,

convincing reasons for rejecting Plaintiff’s testimony; and the ALJ improperly relied on the

testimony of the vocational expert. Plaintiff’s objections primarily raise issues that were

already considered and appropriately addressed by Magistrate Judge Guerin. As Magistrate

Judge Guerin throughly and correctly analyzed, the ALJ properly evaluated the pertinent

medical evidence, properly addressed Plaintiff’s testimony, and properly considered the

vocational expert testimony in question; there is no reversible error in this matter and

Plaintiff’s objections are denied. See Report and Recommendation at 14-23. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

(1) United States Magistrate Judge Guerin’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. #21) is

accepted and adopted.

(2) This case is dismissed.

(3) The Clerk of the Court shall enter judgment accordingly and close the file in this

matter. 

DATED this 11th day of December, 2009.

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