Rabong v. Social Security

Filing 23

ORDER ADOPTING 22 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS Plaintiff's motion for an award of attorneys fees under 42 U.S.C. §406(b) (Doc.20) is GRANTED. Counsel is awarded an additional attorneys fee in the amount of $2,585.50. Plaintiffs couns el is forewarned that any future untimely filing of a §406(b) motion, in violation of Local Rule 54.2 (b), will most likely result in the significant reduction and/or outright denial of any statutory fee. Counsel is required to explicitly address the issue of timeliness in any current or future pending §406(b) motions filed in this Court. Signed by Judge Susan J. Dlott on 1/25/2018. (jlw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION
Deborah A. Rabong,
Plaintiff(s),
vs.
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant(s).

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Case Number: 1:14cv811
Judge Susan J. Dlott

ORDER
The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge
Stephanie K. Bowman filed on January 4, 2018 (Doc. 22), to whom this case was referred pursuant to
28 U.S.C. §636(b), and noting that no objections have been filed thereto and that the time for filing
such objections under Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b) expired January 18, 2018, hereby ADOPTS said Report
and Recommendation.
Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion for an award of attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. §406(b) (Doc.
20) is GRANTED. Counsel is awarded an additional attorney’s fee in the amount of $2,585.50.
Plaintiff’s counsel is forewarned that any future untimely filing of a §406(b) motion, in
violation of Local Rule 54.2 (b), will most likely result in the significant reduction and/or outright
denial of any statutory fee.
Counsel is required to explicitly address the issue of timeliness in any current or future pending
§406(b) motions filed in this Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

___s/Susan J. Dlott___________
Judge Susan J. Dlott
United States District Court