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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ALEXANDRA RUGGIERO,
Plaintiff,
v.
FRANK BISIGNANO, 1
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
No. 1:25-CV-00604
(Chief Judge Brann)
(Chief Magistrate Judge Bloom)
ORDER
J ANUARY 7, 2026
Alexandra Ruggiero filed this action seeking review of a decision by the
Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying Ruggiero’s claim for
supplemental security insurance benefits. 2 On December 18, 2025, Chief Magistrate
Judge Daryl F. Bloom issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that this
Court affirm the Commissioner’s decision. 3 No timely objections were filed to this
report and recommendation.
Where no objection is made to a report and recommendation, this Court will
review the recommendation only for clear error.4 Regardless of whether timely
1 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d), Frank Bisignano, as the successor officer
to Leland Dudek, is automatically substituted as Defendant in this action.
2 	Docs. 1, 11.
3 	Doc. 18.
4 	Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), advisory committee notes; see Henderson v. Carlson, 812 F.2d 874, 878
(3d Cir. 1987) (explaining that court should in some manner review recommendations
regardless of whether objections were filed).
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objections are made, district courts may accept, reject, or modify—in whole or in
part—the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.5 Upon review
of the record, the Court finds no error in Chief Magistrate Judge Bloom’s conclusion
that 	the 	Commissioner’s 	decision 	is 	supported 	by 	substantial 	evidence.
Consequently, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. 	Chief Magistrate Judge Daryl F. Bloom’s Report and Recommendation
(Doc. 18) is ADOPTED;
2. 	The Commissioner’s decision is AFFIRMED;
3. 	Final Judgment is entered in favor of Defendant and against Ruggiero
pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 58 and sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g);
and
4. 	The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Matthew W. Brann
Matthew W. Brann
Chief United States District Judge
5 	28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Local Rule 72.31.
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