Malenich v. Bisignano

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DONNA JEAN MALENICH, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:25-cv-01751 v. (SAPORITO, J.) FRANK BISIGNANO, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. ORDER Now before the court is a report and recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson, in which he recommends that the decision of the Commissioner in this case be remanded for further consideration. Doc. 18. No objections have been filed to the report and recommendation, resulting in the forfeiture of de novo review by this court. , 488 F.3d 187, 194 (3d Cir. 2007); , 812 F.2d 874, 878–79 (3d Cir. 1987). Following an independent review of the report and the record, and having afforded “reasoned consideration” to the uncontested portions of the report, , 866 F.3d 93, 99 (3d Cir. 2017), we are satisfied “that there is no clear error on the face of the record,” Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b) advisory committee note to 1983 amendment. We find Judge Carlson’s analysis to be well-reasoned and fully supported by the record and applicable law. Accordingly, the court will adopt the report and recommendation in its entirety as the decision of the court. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. The report and recommendation of Judge Carlson (Doc. 18) is ADOPTED; 2. The Commissioner’s administrative decision denying the plaintiff’s application for disability insurance benefits is VACATED and REMANDED for further proceedings; 3. The Clerk is directed to enter JUDGMENT in favor of the plaintiff and against the Commissioner; and 4. The Clerk is directed to mark this case as CLOSED. Dated: September 21, 2026 JOSEPH F. SAPORITO, JR. United States District Judge