Jacquellyn Oliver v. Commissioner of Social Security

Summary

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio adopts a magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation because no objections were filed within the required period. The court vacates the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision denying supplemental security income and remands the case for further consideration of the plaintiff’s migraine headaches.

Holdings

1. When no party files timely objections, the district court may adopt the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation without conducting de novo review.
2. The Commissioner's decision denying Plaintiff's application for supplemental security income is vacated, and the case is remanded for further consideration of Plaintiff's migraine headaches.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court should review and adopt the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation when no party filed timely objections.
2. Whether the Commissioner's decision denying supplemental security income should be vacated and the case remanded for further consideration of Plaintiff's migraine headaches.

Disposition

reversed_and_remanded