Amanda S. v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina reviews a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation in an action under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) challenging the denial of disability insurance benefits. Because neither party objected, the Court reviewed the Report for clear error, accepted it, reversed the Commissioner’s decision, and remanded the matter for further administrative proceedings.

Holdings

1. When no timely specific objection is filed, the district court need not conduct de novo review and instead reviews the Report and Recommendation for clear error on the face of the record.
2. The Commissioner's decision is reversed and the case is remanded under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further administrative action consistent with the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court should review the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation for clear error when neither party filed objections.
2. Whether the Commissioner's denial of disability insurance benefits should be reversed and remanded for further administrative proceedings under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).

Disposition

reversed_and_remanded