Palmer v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

PEARSON, J.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
APRIL PALMER, )
) CASE NO. 1:25CV0135
Plaintiff, )
)
v. ) JUDGE BENITA Y. PEARSON
)
FRANK BISIGNANO,1 )
COMMISSIONER OF )
SOCIAL SECURITY, )
) MEMORANDUM OF OPINION
Defendant. ) AND ORDER
An Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) denied Plaintiff April Palmer’s applications for
disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) and supplemental security income (“SSI”) after a hearing in
the above-captioned case. That decision S that Plaintiff was not disabled from June 11, 2018
through June 2, 2020 S became the final determination of the Commissioner of Social Security
when the Appeals Council denied the request to review the ALJ’s decision. The claimant sought
judicial review of the Commissioner’s decision, and the Court referred the case to Magistrate
Judge Darrell A. Clay for preparation of a report and recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
636 and Local Rule 72.2(b)(1). On November 17, 2025, the magistrate judge submitted a Report
(ECF No. 12) recommending that the Court affirm the Commissioner’s decision.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2) provides that objections to a report and recommendation must be
filed within 14 days after service. Objections to the magistrate judge’s Report were, therefore,
due on December 1, 2025. Neither party has filed objections, evidencing satisfaction with the
1 On May 7, 2025, Bisignano became the Commissioner of Social Security. Pursuant to
Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d), his name has been automatically substituted as a party.
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magistrate judge’s recommendations. Any further review by this Court would be a duplicative
and inefficient use of the Court’s limited resources. Thomas v. Arn, 728 F.2d 813 (6th Cir.
1984), aff’d, 474 U.S. 140 (1985); Howard v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 932 F.2d
505 (6th Cir. 1991); United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947, 949-50 (6th Cir. 1981).
Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation of the magistrate judge is hereby adopted.
The decision of the Commissioner of Social Security is affirmed. Judgment will be entered in
favor of Defendant.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
December 3, 2025
Date
/s/ Benita Y. Pearson
Benita Y. Pearson
United States District Judge
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