Hicks v. Commissioner of Social Security
Filing
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ORDER adopting Report and Recommendation re 24 Report and Recommendationgranting in part 23 Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by Judge Michael R. Barrett on 1/3/17. (ba)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION
Mark Stephen Hicks,
Plaintiff,
v.
Case No. 1:15cv110
Commissioner of Social Security,
Judge Michael R. Barrett
Defendant.
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation filed by the Magistrate
Judge on November 21, 2016 (Doc. 24).
Proper notice has been given to the parties under 28 U.S.C. ' 636(b)(1)(C), including
notice that the parties would waive further appeal if they failed to file objections to the Report and
Recommendation in a timely manner. United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947 (6th Cir. 1981).
No objections to the Magistrate Judge=s Report and Recommendation (Doc. 24) have been filed.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 24) of the
Magistrate Judge is hereby ADOPTED.
Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees (Doc. 23) is
GRANTED IN PART; Plaintiff's counsel should be awarded additional attorney's fees in the
amount of $1,875.00 under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), representing $4,000.00 under that statute, less the
$2,125.00 previously awarded for the same work under the EAJA.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/ Michael R. Barrett
Michael R. Barrett
United States District Judge
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