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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
NICOLE L. POFF,
Plaintiff,
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
No. 3:25-CV-00308
(Chief Judge Brann)
(Magistrate Judge Caraballo)
ORDER
MARCH 10, 2026
Nicole L. Poff filed this action seeking review of a decision by the
Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying Poff’s claim for
disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income benefits.1 On January
13, 2026, Magistrate Judge Phillip J. Caraballo issued a Report and
Recommendation recommending that this Court affirm the Commissioner’s
decision.2 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.3 Regardless of whether timely
objections are made, district courts may accept, reject, or modify—in whole or in
1 	Docs. 1, 13.
2 	Doc. 17.
3 	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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part—the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.4 Upon review
of the record, the Court finds no error in Magistrate Judge Caraballo’s conclusion
that 	the 	Commissioner’s 	decision 	is 	supported 	by 	substantial 	evidence.
Consequently, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. 	Magistrate Judge Phillip J. Caraballo’s Report and Recommendation
(Doc. 17) is ADOPTED;
2. 	The Commissioner’s decision is AFFIRMED;
3. 	Final Judgment is entered in favor of Defendant and against Poff
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
4 	28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Local Rule 72.31.
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