Huntington v. Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

SOUTHERN DIVISION RUTH M. HUNTINGTON,

Plaintiff, v. Case No. 19-13319

Hon. Denise Page Hood COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant.

/ ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

REGARDING ATTORNEY FEES PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) [#23]

This matter is before the Court on Magistrate Judge David R. Grand’s Report and Recommendation regarding Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). [ECF No. 23] Neither party filed any objections to the Report and Recommendation.

The Court has had an opportunity to review this matter and finds that the Magistrate Judge reached the correct conclusions for the proper reasons. Finding no error in the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation in its entirety. Furthermore, as neither party has raised an objection to the Report and Recommendation, the Court finds that the parties have waived any further objections to the Report and Recommendation. Smith v. Detroit Fed’n of Teachers Local 231, 829 F.2d 1370, 1373 (6th Cir. 1987) (a party’s failure to file any objections waives his or her right to further appeal); Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985).

For the reasons stated above, IT IS ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation [ECF No. 23, filed March 25, 2021] is ADOPTED as this Court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) [ECF No. 16, filed December 2, 2020] is GRANTED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s counsel be awarded fees in the amount of $5,717.50 under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b).

IT IS ORDERED. s/Denise Page Hood DENISE PAGE HOOD

DATED: September 30, 2021 United States District Judge