Tanya Ladeana Birdwell v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE TANYA LADEANA BIRDWELL, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No.: 4:25-CV-10-TAV-MJD ) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL ) SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This civil matter is before the Court on a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) issued by United States Magistrate Judge Michael J. Dumitru on February 18, 2026 [Doc. 24]. In the R&R, Judge Dumitru recommends that plaintiff’s request for relief be denied [Doc. 16], and that the Commissioner’s request [Doc. 21] be granted. Plaintiff1 timely filed her objections to the R&R on March…