September L. v. Frank Bisignano

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota adopted a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation in an action seeking review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of disability insurance benefits. The court granted the plaintiff’s request for remand, denied the Commissioner’s request to dismiss the complaint, and remanded the matter under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further administrative proceedings.

Holdings

1. When neither party objects to a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation, the district court reviews the recommendation for clear error and may adopt it in full if no error is found.
2. The Commissioner's decision is remanded pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further administrative proceedings addressing September L.'s nonsevere mental impairments and other asserted errors.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court should adopt the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation when neither party filed objections.
2. Whether the Commissioner's final decision denying disability insurance benefits should be remanded for further administrative proceedings.

Disposition

reversed_and_remanded