JULIE DILORENZO CARDOSO
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY
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In this Social Security Disability Insurance appeal, the District Court adopted a Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation affirming the Commissioner's denial of Julie Cardoso's benefits claim. No party objected to the magistrate's recommendation, and the court entered final judgment in favor of the Commissioner.
The court affirmed the Commissioner's decision denying Cardoso's SSDI claim. The court adopted the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation in full, entering final judgment in favor of the Commissioner and closing the case.
[1] A district court must conduct a de novo review of a magistrate judge's legal conclusions, even in the absence of an objection.
[2] A district court may adopt a magistrate judge's report and recommendation if no timely objections are filed.
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Establishes the standard of review applicable to magistrate judge recommendations under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).
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On December 16, 2025, the United States Magistrate Judge entered a Report and Recommendation, recommending affirmance of the Commissioner's decision to deny Plaintiff Julie Cardoso's claim for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, enter final judgment in favor of the Commissioner and against Cardoso, and close the case. R. & R. (Doc. 20). The fourteen-day deadline to object to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation has passed without either party lodging an objection. Considering the record, I adopt the Report and Recommendation for the reasons stated therein and grants Cardoso's motion.
After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings and recommendations, a district judge may accept, reject, or modify a magistrate
judge's Report and Recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). If a party files a timely and specific objection to a finding of fact by a magistrate judge, the district court must conduct a de novo review with respect to that factual issue. Stokes v. Singletary, 952 F. 2d 1567, 1576 (11th Cir. 1992). The district court reviews legal conclusions de novo, even in the absence of an objection. See Cooper-Houston v. S. Ry. Co., 37 F. 3d 603, 604 (11th Cir. 1994); Ashworth v. Glades Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Commʼrs, 379 F. Supp. 3d 1244, 1246 (M.D. Fla. 2019).
In the absence of any objection and after reviewing the factual allegations and legal conclusions, I adopt the Report and Recommendation. The Commissioner's decision to deny Cardoso's claim is affirmed.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
1. The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 20) is ADOPTED and made a part of this Order for all purposes.
2. The decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED.
3. The Clerk is directed to ENTER JUDGMENT in favor of the
Commissioner and against Cardoso, TERMINATE any pending motions and deadlines, and CLOSE the case.
ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, on December 31, 2025.
Kathryn Kimball Mizelle United States District Judge