Beal v. Commissioner of Social Security

PEARSON, J.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
ALESHA NICOLE BEAL,
) 	CASE NO. 4:25-CV-647
Plaintiff, 	)
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v. 	) 	JUDGE BENITA Y. PEARSON
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COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
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)
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MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND
ORDER
Defendant. 	) 	[Regarding ECF No. 12]
On February 6, 2026, the assigned magistrate judge issued a Report and
Recommendation (ECF No. 12) recommending that the Court affirm the Commissioner’s final
decision denying Plaintiff’s Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income.
The Federal Magistrates Act requires a district court to conduct a de novo review only of
those portions of a Report and Recommendation to which the parties have made an objection. 28
U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2) provides that objections to a report and
recommendation must be filed within 14 days after service.
In the instant case, objections to the Report and Recommendation were due by February
20, 2026. Neither party has timely filed objections, nor requested an extension of time to do so.
Any further review by the Court would be a duplicative and inefficient use of the Court’s limited
resources. Thomas v. Arn, 728 F.2d 813 (6th Cir. 1984), aff’d, 474 U.S. 140 (1985); Howard v.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 932 F.2d 505 (6th Cir. 1991); United States v. Walters,
638 F.2d 947, 949–50 (6th Cir. 1981).
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Accordingly, the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation (ECF No.12).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
March 2, 2026 	/s/ Benita Y. Pearson
Date 	Benita Y. Pearson
United States District Judge
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