VanKampen v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 23

ORDER APPROVING AND ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 22 ; granting unopposed motion for attorney fees and cost 21 ; dismissing as moot stipulation 20 ; signed by Judge Janet T. Neff (Judge Janet T. Neff, rmw)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
MARVIN VANKAMPEN,
Plaintiff,
Case No. 1:18-cv-477
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). The parties filed a Stipulation
for Allowance of Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (ECF No. 20). In addition, Plaintiff
filed an Unopposed Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice
Act (ECF No. 21). The matter was referred to the Magistrate Judge, who issued a Report and
Recommendation on September 8, 2020, recommending that this Court grant the motion. 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 (ECF No. 22) is APPROVED and ADOPTED as the opinion of the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Unopposed Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs
Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (ECF No. 21) is GRANTED for the reasons stated in
the Report and Recommendation.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant shall pay Plaintiff attorney fees in the
amount of five thousand, one hundred ninety-seven dollars and fifty cents ($5,197.50) in full
satisfaction of any and all of Plaintiff’s claims for EAJA fees.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Stipulation for Allowance of Fees Under the Equal
Access to Justice Act (ECF No. 20) is DISMISSED as moot.

Dated: September 23, 2020

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

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