Blackwell v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 29

ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 28 ; granting second motion for award of attorney fees 24 ; Plaintiff's counsel shall refund to Plaintiff the previously awarded EAJA fee; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
DEBRA S. BLACKWELL,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 1:16-cv-592
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 a second motion
for award of attorney fees (ECF No. 24). The matter was referred to the Magistrate Judge, who
issued a Report and Recommendation on October 3, 2018, recommending that this Court grant the
motion and that Plaintiff’s counsel refund to Plaintiff the previously awarded EAJA fee. 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). Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate
Judge (Dkt 28) is APPROVED and ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the second motion for award of attorney fees (ECF
No. 24) is GRANTED in the amount of $7,005.75, for the reasons stated in the Report and
Recommendation.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s counsel shall REFUND to Plaintiff the
previously awarded EAJA fee in the amount of $4,847.50.

Dated: October 19, 2018

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