Heck v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION

JEFFREY HECK, ) CASE NO. 1:20CV2133 ) Plaintiff, ) SENIOR JUDGE ) CHRISTOPHER A. BOYKO vs. ) ) COMMISSIONER OF ) ORDER SOCIAL SECURITY, ) ) Defendant. )

CHRISTOPHER A. BOYKO, SR. J.:

On September 22, 2020, Plaintiff filed a Complaint pursuant to Title 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). (Doc. 1). The Court referred this matter to Magistrate Judge Amanda M. Knapp pursuant to Local Rule 72.2. (Non-Doc. Entry, 9/22/2020).1 On December 28, 2021, the Magistrate Judge recommended that the Court affirm the Commissioner’s final decision to deny Plaintiff’s application for Disability Insurance Benefits. (Doc. 17). Plaintiff has not filed an Objection. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72 provides that objections to a report and recommendation must be filed within fourteen days after service. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). Plaintiff has failed to timely file any such objections. Therefore, the Court must assume that Plaintiff is satisfied with the Magistrate Judge’s Recommendation. Any further review by this Court would be duplicative and an inefficient use of the Court’s limited resources. Thomas v. Arn, 728 F.2d

1 The Court originally assigned the matter to Magistrate Judge Kathleen Burke. The matter was subsequently reassigned to Judge Knapp under General Order 2021-15. (See Non-Doc. Entry, 10/1/2021). 813 (6th Cir. 1984), aff’d 474 U.S. 140 (1985); Howard v. Sec’y of Health & Human Serv., 932 F.2d 505 (6th Cir. 1991); United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947 (6th Cir. 1981). Therefore, Magistrate Judge Knapp’s Report and Recommendation is ADOPTED and the Commissioner’s decision is AFFIRMED. IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/ Christopher A. Boyko CHRISTOPHER A. BOYKO Senior United States District Judge

Dated: January 26, 2022