Enrico Renaldo Taffi v. Commissioner of Social Security

Summary

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio adopted a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation concerning Enrico Renaldo Taffi’s challenge to the denial of Period of Disability and Disability Insurance Benefits. Because no timely objections were filed and the court found no clear error, it affirmed the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision.

Holdings

1. When no timely objections are 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 court found no clear error in the Report and Recommendation, adopted it, and affirmed the Commissioner's decision denying Plaintiff's application for benefits.

Questions Presented

1. What standard of review applies to a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation when no timely objections are filed?
2. Whether the Report and Recommendation recommending affirmance of the Commissioner's denial of benefits should be adopted after review for clear error.

Disposition

affirmed