Stone v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
ELLIE STONE,
Plaintiff,
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.
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Case No. 1:24-cv-1281
HONORABLE PAUL L. MALONEY
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security
Administration. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The matter was referred to the Magistrate Judge, who issued
a Report and Recommendation on February 25, 2026, recommending that this Court affirm the
Commissioner’s decision. The Report and Recommendation was duly served on the parties. No
objections have been filed. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate
Judge (ECF No. 24) is APPROVED and ADOPTED as the Opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED
AND REMANDED pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). 	On remand, the
Commisserion should re-evaluate the limitations to plaintiff’s upper extremities, and the
limitations caused by Plaintiff’s back pain, knee pain and foot pain, between the alleged onset date
(February 1, 2012) and the date last insured (December 31, 2016).
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A Judgment will be entered consistent with this Order.
Dated: March 17, 2026 	/s/ Paul L. Maloney
Paul L. Maloney
United States District Judge
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