Lee v. Social Security Administration-Office of General Counsel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
VERONICA LEE,
Plaintiff.
VS.
FRANK 	BISIGNANO, 	ACTING
COMMISSIONER 	OF 	SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:25-CV-1109
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
On March 28, 2025, this case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Dena
Hanovice Palermo for all pretrial purposes. (Dkt. 4). Judge Palermo filed a Report and
Recommendation on January 9, 2026, recommending that Plaintiff’s motion for summary
judgment (Dkt. 7) be GRANTED and that this case be REMANDED to the Commissioner
of the Social Security Administration for further proceedings. (Dkt. 11).
No objections have been filed to the Report and Recommendation. Accordingly, the
Court reviews the Report and Recommendation for plain error on the face of the record. 28
U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3).
Based on the pleadings, the record, and the applicable law, the Court finds that there
is no plain error apparent from the face of the record. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED
and ADJUDGED that:
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
February 13, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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(1) 	Judge Palermo’s Report and Recommendation (Dkt. 11) is APPROVED
and ADOPTED in its entirety as the holding of the Court;
(2) 	Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 7) is GRANTED;
(3) 	Defendant’s motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 9) is DENIED;
(4) 	This case is REMANDED to the Commissioner of the Social Security
Administration for further proceedings.
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED and ENTERED this ____ day of February 2026.
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GEORGE C. HANKS, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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