Mason D. S. v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio adopted the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation in a Social Security disability benefits action. The court overruled the plaintiff’s Statement of Errors, affirmed the Commissioner’s non-disability determination, and dismissed the case from the court’s docket.

Holdings

1. The ALJ did not reversibly err in evaluating the Listings, plaintiff's subjective symptoms, or the medical opinion and prior administrative-finding evidence, and the Commissioner's non-disability determination was supported by substantial evidence.
2. When no objections are filed to a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation on a dispositive matter, the district court is not required to conduct de novo review of the recommendation.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the ALJ erred at step three by failing to evaluate Listing 12.05 and by finding that plaintiff did not meet or equal Listings 12.04, 12.06, 12.10, or 12.11.
2. Whether substantial evidence supported the ALJ's evaluation of plaintiff's subjective symptoms.
3. Whether the ALJ properly evaluated the medical opinion evidence and prior administrative findings.
4. Whether the district court should adopt the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation when no timely objections were filed.

Disposition

affirmed