Summary
The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois adopted a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation recommending affirmance of the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision. Because neither party objected, the court reviewed the recommendation for clear error, found none, and closed the case.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the district court should accept and adopt the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation when neither party filed an objection.
- Whether the unobjected portions of the Report and Recommendation contained clear error.
Holdings
- When no objection or only a partial objection is made, the district court reviews the unobjected portions of the magistrate judge's report and recommendation for clear error.
- The court found no clear error in the Report and Recommendation, accepted and adopted it, and closed the case, thereby adopting the recommendation to affirm the Administrative Law Judge's decision.
Key quotations
“If no objection or only partial objection is made, the district judge reviews those unobjected portions for clear error.”
Factual background
The underlying matter involved judicial review of an Administrative Law Judge's decision in a Social Security case. The magistrate judge recommended affirming the Administrative Law Judge's decision, and neither party filed objections to that recommendation.
Procedural history
United States Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the court affirm the Administrative Law Judge's decision. The parties did not object by the February 19, 2026 deadline. The district court reviewed the unobjected portions for clear error, found none, accepted and adopted the Report and Recommendation, and closed the case.