Michael James Church 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 after no party filed timely objections. The court reversed the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision denying disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income and remanded the case to the Commissioner and the ALJ for further proceedings.

Holdings

1. A party's failure to file objections within the specified fourteen-day period constitutes a waiver of subsequent review under Local Rule 72.3(b).
2. The district court adopted the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation in its entirety, reversed the Commissioner's decision, and remanded the case to the Commissioner and the administrative law judge for proceedings consistent with the Report and Recommendation.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the parties' failure to file timely objections to the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation constituted a waiver of subsequent review.
2. Whether the district court should adopt the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation and reverse and remand the Commissioner's decision.

Disposition

reversed_and_remanded