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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
TYLER DIVISION
JAMES ADAMS,
Plaintiff,
v.
COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,
Defendant.
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Case No. 6:25-cv-62-JDK-KNM
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff James Adams filed this appeal of a final decision of the Social Security
Administration Commissioner. The case was referred to United States Magistrate
Judge K. Nicole Mitchell pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636 for findings of fact, conclusions
of law, and recommendations for the disposition of the case.
On February 23, 2026, Judge Mitchell issued a Report and Recommendation
recommending that the Court affirm the Commissioner’s final decision and dismiss
this Social Security appeal with prejudice. Docket No. 13. No written objections were
filed.
The Court reviews the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge de
novo only if a party objects within fourteen days of the Report and Recommendation.
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). In conducting a de novo review, the Court examines the entire
record and makes an independent assessment under the law. Douglass v. United
Servs. Auto. Ass’n, 79 F.3d 1415, 1430 (5th Cir. 1996) (en banc), superseded on other
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grounds by statute, 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) (extending the time to file objections from
ten days to fourteen days).
Here, no objections were filed. The Court therefore reviews the Magistrate
Judge’s findings for clear error or abuse of discretion and reviews the legal
conclusions to determine whether they are contrary to law. See United States v.
Wilson, 864 F.2d 1219, 1221 (5th Cir. 1989), cert. denied, 492 U.S. 918 (1989) (holding
that, if no objections to a Magistrate Judge’s Report are filed, the standard of review
is “clearly erroneous, abuse of discretion and contrary to law.”).
Having reviewed the Magistrate Judge’s Report and the record in this case,
the Court finds no clear error or abuse of discretion and no conclusions contrary to
law. Accordingly, the Court hereby ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of the
United States Magistrate Judge (Docket No. 13) as the opinion of the Court. The
Court AFFIRMS the Commissioner’s final decision and DISMISSES this case with
prejudice.
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