Opinion
3:10-cv-00712-HU
10-16-2012
MART VAN DINE, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
Merrill Schneider SCHNEIDER LAW OFFICES Attorney for Plaintiff Franco L. Becia Assistant Regional Counsel SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Adrian L. Brown U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, DISTRICT OF OREGON Attorneys for Defendants
ORDER
Merrill Schneider
SCHNEIDER LAW OFFICES
Attorney for Plaintiff Franco L. Becia
Assistant Regional Counsel
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Adrian L. Brown
U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, DISTRICT OF OREGON
Attorneys for Defendants HERNANDEZ, District Judge:
Magistrate Judge Dennis James Hubel issued a Findings and Recommendation (doc. #32) on February September 19, 2012, recommending that plaintiff's motion for an award of attorney's fees (doc. #29) under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, in the amount of $6,625.99 be granted. The matter is now before me pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and rule 72(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Because no objections to the Magistrate Judge's Findings and Recommendation were timely filed, I am relieved of my obligation to review the record de novo. United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc); see also United States v. Bernhardt,840 F.2d 1441, 1444 (9th Cir. 1988) (de novo review required only for portions of Magistrate Judge's report to which objections have been made). Having reviewed the legal principles de novo, I find no error.
CONCLUSION
The Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Hubel's Findings and Recommendation (doc. #32). Plaintiff's motion for EAJA fees (doc. #29) in the amount of $6,625.99 is granted, and plaintiff is awarded attorney's fees in that amount.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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MARCO A. HERNANDEZ
United States District Judge