Renada Bridges v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security

Summary

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee adopts the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation in Renada Bridges’s Social Security disability benefits case. Because neither party objected and the court found no clear error, it denied Bridges’s motion for judgment on the administrative record and directed entry of final judgment.

Holdings

1. When no timely objection is filed to a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation, the district court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record before accepting the recommendation.
2. The Administrative Law Judge's findings were supported by substantial record evidence; therefore, the denial of disability insurance benefits was upheld and Bridges's motion for judgment on the administrative record was denied.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Report and Recommendation should be accepted when neither party filed a timely objection.
2. Whether the Administrative Law Judge's denial of disability insurance benefits was supported by substantial evidence.

Disposition

other