Baskin v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 25

ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 24 ; granting in part and denying in part plaintiff's motion for attorney fees ; signed by Judge Robert Holmes Bell (Judge Robert Holmes Bell, kcb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

MOSELLA BASKIN,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 1:13-CV-961
HON. ROBERT HOLMES BELL

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
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ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING
MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
On April 16, 2014, Magistrate Judge Joseph G. Scoville issued a Report and
Recommendation (“R&R”) (ECF No. 24) recommending that Plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees
(ECF No. 22) under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A), be granted in part
and denied in part. No objections have been filed, and the deadline for doing so has expired. The
Court has reviewed the matter and concludes that the R&R correctly analyzes the issues and makes
a sound recommendation.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Magistrate Judge’s April 16, 2014, R&R (Dkt. No.
24) is APPROVED and ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees (Dkt. No. 22) is
GRANTED-IN-PART and DENIED-IN-PART.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant remit two thousand, four hundred, thirtyseven dollars and fifty cents ($2,437.50) in fees and that such be paid directly to Plaintiff.

Dated: May 13, 2014

/s/ Robert Holmes Bell
ROBERT HOLMES BELL
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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