Escobar v. Saul

District Court, S.D. New York

Escobar v. Saul

Trial Court Opinion

USDC SDNY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DOCUMENT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ELECTRONICALLY FILED JEANETTE ESCOBAR, DOC DATE FILED: _ 9/29/2022 Plaintiff, -against- 20 Civ. 9653 (AT) (KHP) ANDREW SAUL, COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL ORDER SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant. ANALISA TORRES, District Judge: Having received no objections to the Report and Recommendation (the “R&R”), ECF No. 31, of the Honorable Katharine H. Parker, the Court reviewed the R&R for clear error and found none. Santiago v. Colvin, No. 12 Civ. 7052,

2014 WL 1092967

, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 17, 2014). The Court, therefore, ADOPTS the R&R in its entirety. Accordingly, the Social Security Administration should approve and effectuate a payment of $18,298 to Plaintiff's counsel pursuant to a contingency fee agreement, see

42 U.S.C.S. § 406

(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d)(2)(B), and Plaintiff's counsel shall return the previously awarded $8,413 he received pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act after receiving the award under § 406(b)(1). The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion at ECF No. 26. SO ORDERED. Dated: September 29, 2022 New York, New York

ANALISA TORRES United States District Judge

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