# Opinion

> District Court, N.D. Ohio · August 19, 2026

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/11422666

## Case

- **Full name:** Robert Allen Brown III v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration
- **Court:** District Court, N.D. Ohio
- **Decided:** August 19, 2026
- **Opinion:** 100trialcourt
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION

ROBERT ALLEN BROWN III, ) CASE NO. 1:25-cv-1330
)
Plaintiff, ) JUDGE CHARLES E. FLEMING
)
v. ) MAGISTRATE JUDGE AMANDA M.
) KNAPP
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL )
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, ) OPINION AND ORDER ADOPTING
) MAGISTRATE’S REPORT AND
Defendant. ) RECOMMENDATION
)

On June 26, 2025, Plaintiff Robert Allen Brown III filed a Complaint seeking judicial
review of Defendant Commissioner of Social Security’s (“Commissioner”) decision to deny his
application for disability insurance benefits. (ECF No. 1). On August 4, 2026, Magistrate Judge
Amanda M. Knapp issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) recommending that the Court
affirm the final decision of the Commissioner. (ECF No. 13).
Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(2) provides that the parties may object to an R&R within fourteen
(14) days after service. The R&R also gave the parties notice of the 14-day time limit for filing
objections. (Id. at PageID #592). It further notified them that failure to file timely objections may
result in forfeiture of the right to appeal the decision. (Id.). Under the Federal Magistrates Act, a
district court must conduct a de novo review of those portions of the R&R to which the parties
have objected. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3). Absent objection, a district
court may adopt an R&R without further review. Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985). As
of the date of this Order, more than 14 days have passed and neither party has objected to the R&R.
Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Knapp’s R&R (ECF No. 13), incorporates it
fully herein by reference, and AFFIRMS the final decision of the Commissioner.
IT IS SO ORDERED. Sve
Date: August 19, 2026
CHARLES E. FLEMING
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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