FARRAT
v.
KIJAKAZI

S.D. Fla. | 2024-03-07
No. 22-22491-Civ
2024 FFL 5594 District Court, S.D. Florida (2024) Positive Treatment
Cited by 13 cases

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Synopsis

Claudia E. Farrat appealed a Social Security Administration denial of benefits. The district court adopted the magistrate judge's report and recommendation, granting Farrat's summary judgment motion and remanding the case for the ALJ to properly address the supportability of medical opinions under the applicable regulations.


Holding

The court granted Farrat's summary judgment motion and remanded the case to the ALJ with instructions to properly address the supportability prong of 20 C.F.R. § 416.920c(c) in evaluating the opinions of Dr. Schlolz-Rubin and Nurse Guevara.


Headnotes

[1] A district court may adopt a magistrate judge's report and recommendation in full without conducting a de novo review if no objections are filed and no plain error exists…

[2] A case may be remanded to an Administrative Law Judge for further consideration of the supportability prong of 20 C.F.R. …

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Facts & Procedural History

Claudia E. Farrat sought Social Security benefits and received a denial from the Administrative Law Judge. The case involved assessment of medical opi…

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Opinion of the Court

Civil Action No. 22-22491-Civ-Scola

Order Adopting Magistrate Judge's Report And Recommendation

This case was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman for a ruling on all pre-trial, nondispositive matters and for a report and recommendation on any dispositive matters. (ECF No. 2.) On January 22, 2024, Judge Goodman issued a report, recommending that the Court grant Plaintiff Claudia E. Farrat's summary judgment motion, deny the Commissioner's summary judgment motion, and remand the case pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), with instructions to the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) to address the supportability prong of 20 C.F.R. § 416.920c(c) in assessing the opinions of Dr. Susan Schlolz-Rubin and Nurse Ernesto Guevara. (ECF No. 23.) The Commissioner has not filed objections to the report, and the time to do so has passed.

A district court judge must conduct a de novo review of only “those portions of the report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which objection is made.” 28 U.S.C. § 636. Where no objections are made, a report may be adopted in full without conducting a de novo review, provided no plain error exists. See id.; Menendez v. Naples Cmty. Hosp. Inc., No. 2:20-CV-898-SPC-MRM, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 215317, 2021 WL 5178496, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 8, 2021) (collecting cases).

The Court has considered Judge Goodman's report, the record, and the relevant legal authorities. The Court finds Judge Goodman's report and recommendations cogent and compelling. The Court affirms and adopts Judge Goodman's report and recommendations. (ECF No. 23.) The Court grants Farrat's summary judgment motion (ECF No. 15), denies the Commissioner's summary judgment motion (ECF No. 20), and remands the case to the ALJ to address the supportability prong of 20 C.F.R. § 416.920c(c) in assessing the opinions of Dr. Schlolz-Rubin and Nurse Guevara. Finally, the Court directs the Clerk to close this case. Any pending motions are denied as moot.

Done and ordered in Miami, Florida, on March 6, 2024.

Robert N. Scola, Jr. United States District Judge


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  • Wilson v. Carnival Corp. (S.D. Fla. 2025)
    …to which objection is made.” 28 U.S.C. § 636. Where no objections are made, a report may be adopted in full without conducting a de novo review, provided no plain error exists. See id.; Menendez v. Naples Cmty. Hosp. Inc., No. 2:20-CV- 898-SPC-MRM, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 215317, 2021 WL 5178496, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 8, 2021) (collecting cases). The Court has considered Judge Louis's report, the record, and the relevant legal authorities. The Court finds Judge Louis's report and recommendations cogent and compelling. The…
  • …to which objection is made.” 28 U.S.C. § 636. Where no objections are made, a report may be adopted in full without conducting a de novo review, provided no plain error exists. See id.; Menendez v. Naples Cmty. Hosp. Inc., No. 2:20-CV- 898-SPC-MRM, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 215317, 2021 WL 5178496, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 8, 2021) (collecting cases). The Plaintiff's request for fees in its amended motion failed to comply with the requirements set forth in Local Rule 7.3. Judge Goodman directed Plaintiff to file either (1) a no…
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    …to which objection is made.” 28 U.S.C. § 636. Where no objections are made, a report may be adopted in full without conducting a de novo review, provided no plain error exists. See id.; Menendez v. Naples Cmty. Hosp. Inc., No. 2:20-CV- 898-SPC-MRM, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 215317, 2021 WL 5178496, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 8, 2021) (collecting cases). The Court has considered Judge Louis's report, the record, and the relevant legal authorities. The Court finds Judge Louis's report and recommendations cogent and compelling. The…

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