Martinez v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration [DO NOT DOCKET - CASE REMANDED TO SSA]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
LAREDO DIVISION
JOSEPH M.1 §
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VS. CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:24-cv-124
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
ORDER
On August 22, 2025, the Court referred Plaintiff’s Opening Brief, Defendant’s
Brief, and Plaintiff’s Reply Brief (Dkt. Nos. 8, 9, 10) to United States Magistrate Judge
Christopher dos Santos (Dkt. No. 11). In his report and recommendation, Judge dos
Santos recommends that this case be REVERSED and REMANDED to the Social
Security Administration for further proceedings (see Dkt. No. 12 at 29). Neither party
filed objections to Judge dos Santos’s report within the fourteen-day objection period.
Having reviewed the Report and finding no plain error, the Court hereby
ADOPTS the Report (Dkt. No. 12) as the findings and conclusions of the Court. CGI
Logistics, LLC v. Fast Logistik, No. 5:23-CV-43, 2023 WL 8313341, at *2 (S.D. Tex. Dec.
1, 2023) (Garcia Marmolejo, J.) (citing United States v. Soto, 734 F. App’x 258, 259
(5th Cir. 2018)); see also Cao v. BSI Fin. Servs., Inc., 858 F. App’x 156, 158 (5th Cir.
2021). Accordingly, this case is hereby REVERSED and REMANDED to the Social
Security Administration for further proceedings. The Court will enter final judgment
under separate cover.
1 Pursuant to the May 1, 2018 “Memorandum Re: Privacy Concern Regarding Social Security
and Immigration Opinions” issued by the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management
of the Judicial Conference of the United States, the Court uses only Plaintiff’s first name and last
initial.
United States District Court
Southern District of Texas
ENTERED
January 23, 2026
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk
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It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED January 22, 2026.
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Marina Garcia Marmolejo
United States District Judge
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