Estle v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Full title: ALICE ESTLE, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON

Date published: Feb 19, 2013

Case No. 3:11-cv-149 (S.D. Ohio Feb. 19, 2013)

Opinion

Case No. 3:11-cv-149

02-19-2013

ALICE ESTLE, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

WALTER HERBERT RICE

District Judge Walter H. Rice

Magistrate Judge Michael J. Newman

DECISION AND ENTRY ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (DOC. #18)

IN ITS ENTIRETY; DENYING AS MOOT PLAINTIFF'S INITIAL MOTION FOR

ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS (DOC. #16); AND GRANTING THE JOINT

STIPULATION TO ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS

TO JUSTICE ACT (DOC. #17)

The Court has reviewed the January 25, 2013 Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Michael J. Newman (Doc. #18), 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)(2) has expired, hereby ADOPTS said Report and Recommendation.

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff's initial motion for attorney's fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA") (Doc. #16) is MOOT AND DENIED; the joint stipulation for an EAJA fees and costs award (Doc. #17) is GRANTED; and Plaintiff is AWARDED the sum of $3,422.63 in EAJA fees and costs. This case remains TERMINATED upon the Court's docket.

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WALTER HERBERT RICE, JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT