Hughes v. Commissioner of Social Security

Aug 31, 2026
5:25-cv-00080

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

This matter is before the court on Plaintiff Tommy H.‘s Social Security Appeal. (Dkts. 1, 8, 15.) Pursuant to Standing Order 2025-02 and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B), this matter was referred to the Honorable Joel C. Hoppe, U.S. Magistrate Judge, for a recommended disposition. On August 13, 2026, Judge Hoppe entered a Report and Recommendation (“R&R“), (Dkt. 19), recommending that the court reverse the Commissioner of Social Security‘s final decision and remand this case under the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The parties had fourteen days to file objections to the R&R, but no party did.1

The court has reviewed the administrative record, filings, and R&R, and has found no clear error. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:

  1. The Report and Recommendation, (Dkt. 19), is ADOPTED in its entirety;
  2. The Commissioner‘s final decision is REVERSED;
  3. The matter is REMANDED pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further consideration consistent with the R&R; and
  4. The matter is DISMISSED and STRICKEN from the active docket of the court.

An appropriate judgment order will be entered.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

ENTERED this 31st day of August, 2026.

HON. JASMINE H. YOON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Notes

1
If there are no objections to the magistrate judge‘s report, a court “need not conduct a de novo review, but instead must only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.” Diamond v. Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co., 416 F.3d 310, 315 (4th Cir. 2005) (internal quotation marks omitted).