Estep v. Colvin

Filing 31

ORDER Adopting 30 Report and Recommendation. Signed by District Judge Terrence G. Berg. (AChu)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

MICHELLE R. ESTEP,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 15-10381
Hon. Terrence G. Berg

v.
COMMISSIONER
CIAL SECURITY,

OF

SO-

Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
(DKT. 30)
This matter is before the Court on Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti’s March 22, 2018 Report and Recommendation
(Dkt. 30), recommending that Plaintiff’s Motion for Authorization
of Attorney’s Fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §406(b) (Dkt. 27) be
GRANTED in part and DENIED in PART.
The Court has reviewed the Magistrate Judge’s Report and
Recommendation. The law provides that either party may serve
and file written objections “[w]ithin fourteen days after being
served with a copy” of a report and recommendation.

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28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The district court will make a “de novo determination of those portions of the report . . . to which objection is
made.” Id. Where, as here, neither party objects to the report, the
district court is not obligated to independently review the record.
See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149-52 (1985). The Court will
therefore accept the Magistrate’s Report and Recommendation of
March 22, 2018 as this Court’s findings of fact and conclusions of
law.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that Magistrate Judge
Patti’s Report and Recommendation of March 22, 2018 is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. It is FURTHER ORDERED that
Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees is GRANTED in part and
DENIED in part, and that Plaintiff receive a fee award of
$9,514.00 per the Report and Recommendation.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: June 25, 2018

s/Terrence G. Berg
TERRENCE G. BERG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Certificate of Service
I hereby certify that this Order was electronically filed,
and the parties and/or counsel of record were served on June 25,
2018.
s/A. Chubb
Case Manager

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