Bice v. Commissioner Of Social Security

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
LARETTA LOUSIE BICE,
Plaintiff,
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:24-CV-04580
MARTIN O'MALLEY, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
On December 11, 2024, all pretrial matters in this case were referred to United States
Magistrate Judge Richard W. Bennett under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). (Dkt. 7). Judge Bennett
filed a Memorandum and Recommendation on February 4, 2026, recommending that
Defendant Frank Bisignano’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 15) be granted,
Defendant’s decision be affirmed, and the case be dismissed. (Dkt. 17).
On February 18, 2026, Plaintiff filed her objections. (Dkt. 18). In accordance with
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this Court is required to “make a de novo determination of those
portions 	of 	the 	[magistrate 	judge’s] 	report 	or 	specified 	proposed 	findings 	or
recommendations to which objection [has been] made.” After conducting this de novo
review, the Court may “accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or
recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” Id.; see also F ED. R. C IV. P. 72(b)(3).
The 	Court 	has 	carefully 	considered 	the 	objections, 	the 	Memorandum 	and
Recommendation, the pleadings, and the record. Plaintiff’s objections (Dkt. 18) are
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
February 23, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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OVERRULED. 	The 	Court 	ACCEPTS 	Judge 	Bennett’s 	Memorandum 	and
Recommendation and ADOPTS it as the opinion of the Court. It is therefore ORDERED
that:
(1) 	Judge 	Bennett’s 	Memorandum 	and 	Recommendation 	(Dkt. 	17) 	is
APPROVED AND ADOPTED in its entirety as the holding of the Court;
(2) 	Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 15) is GRANTED;
(3) 	Defendant’s decision is AFFIRMED; and
(4) 	this case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
It is so ORDERED.
Signed at Houston, Texas on February 23, 2026.
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