Ariel D. v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

Ariel D.,1 Civ. No. 22-3030 (JWB/DJF) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Frank Bisignano, OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.

Bryan Konoski, Esq., Konoski & Partners, P.C.; and James H. Greeman, Esq., Greeman Toomey, counsel for Plaintiff.

Ana H. Voss, Esq., United States Attorney’s Office; James D. Sides, Esq., and Sophie Doroba, Esq., Social Security Administration, counsel for Defendant.

United States Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster issued a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) on December 5, 2025. (Doc. No. 50.) No objections have been filed to that R&R in the time permitted. Absent timely objections, the R&R is reviewed for clear error. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Grinder v. Gammon, 73 F.3d 793, 795 (8th Cir. 1996). Having reviewed the R&R, no clear error is found.

Based on the R&R of the Magistrate Judge, and on all files, records, and proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. The December 5, 2025 R&R (Doc. No. 50) is ACCEPTED; This District has adopted the policy of using only the first name and last initial of any nongovernmental parties in social security appeals such as the present case.

2. Plaintiff’s Motion for Authorization of Attorney Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (Doc. No. 40) is GRANTED; 3. Plaintiff shall be awarded a total of $15,112 in fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), less $8,000 for Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) fees previously awarded; and 4. The government is directed to pay $7,112 in fees directly to Plaintiff’s counsel out of Plaintiff’s past-due benefits.

Date: January 9, 2026 s/ Jerry W. Blackwell JERRY W. BLACKWELL United States District Judge