Lee v. Social Security Administration

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION

AVIS ARTHUR LEE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 3:22-cv-00783 ) KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ) ) Defendant. )

ORDER

Before the Court is a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) (Doc. No. 14) recommending the Court grant Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 11) and dismiss the action without prejudice. Several months have passed since the Magistrate Judge issued its R&R and neither party has filed an objection. When neither party objects to the R&R within 14 days of service, the Court need not review the matter independently. Lawhorn v. Buy Buy Baby, Inc., No. 3:20-cv-00201, 2021 WL 1063075, at *1 (M.D. Tenn. Mar. 19, 2021); see also Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150 (1985) (“It does not appear that Congress intended to require district court review of a magistrate’s factual or legal conclusions, under a de novo or any other standard, when neither party objects to those findings.”). Still, the Court thoroughly reviewed the R&R and agrees with its recommended disposition. The R&R is APPROVED AND ADOPTED. Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 11) is GRANTED. The action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. This is a final order. The Clerk shall enter judgment in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58 and close the file. IT IS SO ORDERED.

WAVERLY AD. Cio JR. CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE