Parsons v. Commissioner of Social Security

PEARSON, J.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
MICHAEL PARSONS, 	)
) 	CASE NO. 5:25-CV-1163
Plaintiff, 	)
)
v. 	) 	JUDGE BENITA Y. PEARSON
)
FRANK BISIGNANO 	)
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL 	)
SECURITY, 	) 	MEMORANDUM OF OPINION
) 	AND ORDER
Defendant. 	)
)
An Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) denied Plaintiff Michael Parsons’ application for
a period of disability (“POD”) and disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) after a hearing in the
above-captioned case. That decision became the final determination of the Commissioner of
Social Security when the Appeals Council denied the request to review the ALJ’s decision. The
claimant sought judicial review of the Commissioner’s decision (ECF No. 1), and the Court
referred the case to the magistrate judge for preparation of a report and recommendation pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. § 636 and Local Rule 72.2(b)(1). On December 23, 2025, the magistrate judge
submitted a Report (ECF No. 11) recommending that the Court remand the case to the
Commissioner pursuant to sentence six of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2) provides that objections to a report and recommendation must be
filed within 14 days after service. On December 29, 2025, the Commissioner filed a Response to
Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 12) stating that the Commissioner
will not be filing objections to the Report. Any further review by this Court would be a
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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).
Accordingly, the Report and Recommendation of the magistrate judge is hereby adopted.
The decision of the Commissioner of Social Security is vacated, and the case is remanded to the
Commissioner for further proceedings and a new decision.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
January 6, 2026 	/s/ Benita Y. Pearson
Date 	Benita Y. Pearson
United States District Judge
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