UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ERICA R.,
Plaintiff,
v. Civil Action No. 20-635 (JEB/GMH)
KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation filed by Magistrate
Judge G. Michael Harvey on August 31, 2021. See ECF No. 27 (MJ R&R). The 14-day period
during which the parties may object to the Report and Recommendation has expired, see Local
Civil Rule 72.3(b), and neither party has filed objections.
Plaintiff Erica R. brought this action seeking to reverse the final decision of the Acting
Commissioner of Social Security denying her application for Supplemental Security Income
benefits and Disability Insurance Benefits. See ECF No. 1. She alleged that the decision of the
Administrative Law Judge was not supported by substantial evidence and failed to comport with
pertinent legal standards. See ECF No. 20 (Motion for Reversal). Magistrate Judge Harvey, in a
thoughtful 25-page opinion, determined that the ALJ had properly evaluated the available record
evidence and correctly applied the law, and he thus recommended that this Court affirm the
ruling. See MJ R&R at 25.
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After consideration of the Report and Recommendation, the absence of any party’s
objection thereto, the entire record before the Court, and the applicable law, the Court ORDERS
that:
1. The Report and Recommendation is hereby ADOPTED;
2. Plaintiff’s [20] Motion for Reversal is DENIED;
3. Defendant’s [21] Motion for Judgment of Affirmance is GRANTED; and
4. Judgment is ENTERED in favor of the Commissioner.
/s/ James E. Boasberg
JAMES E. BOASBERG
United States District Judge
Date: September 20, 2021
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