Reid v. Social Security Administration

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Reid v. Social Security Administration

Plaintiff:	Jeffrey Donald Reid
Defendant:	Social Security Administration
Case Number:	2:2010cv00058
Filed:	June 23, 2010
Court:	US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Office:	Cookeville Office
County:	Smith
Presiding Judge:	Juliet E. Griffin
Presiding Judge:	Thomas Wiseman
Nature of Suit:	Disability Insurance
Cause of Action:	02 U.S.C. § 431
Jury Demanded By:	None

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July 7, 2011	Filing 21 ORDER: Before the Court is Plaintiff Jeffrey Donald Reid's Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record (Doc. No. 17), seeking judicial review of the Commissioner's denial of his claim for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits ( "DIB") and Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") under Titles II and IV of the Social Security Act (the "Act"), respectively, on the grounds that the ALJ erred as a matter of law in rejecting the opinion of Plaintiff' ;s treating physician, and that the ultimate decision is not supported by substantial evidence in the record. He seeks reversal or, in the alternative, remand pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The prior referral of this case to t he Magistrate Judge is hereby WITHDRAWN. For the reasons explained in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the Court finds that the ALJ did not err in rejecting the opinion of Plaintiff's treating physician and that the Commissioner's decis ion is supported by substantial evidence in the record. Plaintiff's motion is therefore DENIED, the Commissioner's decision AFFIRMED, and this matter DISMISSED. It is so ORDERED. This is a final judgment for purposes of Fed. R. Civ. P. 58. Signed by Senior Judge Thomas Wiseman on 7/7/11. (af)

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July 7, 2011

Filing 21 ORDER: Before the Court is Plaintiff Jeffrey Donald Reid's Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record (Doc. No. 17), seeking judicial review of the Commissioner's denial of his claim for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits ( "DIB") and Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") under Titles II and IV of the Social Security Act (the "Act"), respectively, on the grounds that the ALJ erred as a matter of law in rejecting the opinion of Plaintiff' ;s treating physician, and that the ultimate decision is not supported by substantial evidence in the record. He seeks reversal or, in the alternative, remand pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The prior referral of this case to t he Magistrate Judge is hereby WITHDRAWN. For the reasons explained in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the Court finds that the ALJ did not err in rejecting the opinion of Plaintiff's treating physician and that the Commissioner's decis ion is supported by substantial evidence in the record. Plaintiff's motion is therefore DENIED, the Commissioner's decision AFFIRMED, and this matter DISMISSED. It is so ORDERED. This is a final judgment for purposes of Fed. R. Civ. P. 58. Signed by Senior Judge Thomas Wiseman on 7/7/11. (af)

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Plaintiff: Jeffrey Donald Reid
Represented By:	Donna Simpson
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