Bodiford v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 24

ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 23 ; granting unopposed motion 22 ; Attorney Marcus is awarded $9,997.50; Plaintiff's counsel shall refund to Plaintiff the $6,610.75 previously awarded in EAJA fees; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
EUGENIA L. BODIFORD,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 1:15-cv-391
v.
HON. JANET T. NEFF
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant.
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ORDER APPROVING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
This is a civil action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Plaintiff filed an unopposed
motion for attorney fees (ECF No. 22). The matter was referred to the Magistrate Judge, who
issued a Report and Recommendation on September 18, 2020, recommending that this Court grant
the motion and Attorney Marcus be awarded $9,997.50. In addition, the Magistrate Judge
recommended that Plaintiff’s counsel be ordered to refund to Plaintiff the $6,610.75 previously
awarded in EAJA fees. The Report and Recommendation was duly served on the parties. No
objections have been filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). Accordingly:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate
Judge (ECF No. 23) is APPROVED and ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the unopposed motion for attorney fees (ECF No. 22)
is GRANTED for the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation. Attorney Marcus is
awarded $9,997.50.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s counsel shall refund to Plaintiff the
$6,610.75 previously awarded in EAJA fees.

Dated: October 16, 2020

/s/ Janet T. Neff
JANET T. NEFF
United States District Judge