Ball v. Commissioner of Social Security

Full title: Jerry Ball, Plaintiff v. Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant

Court: United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Western Division

Date published: Oct 17, 2011

Case No. 1:09-cv-684 (S.D. Ohio Oct. 17, 2011)

Opinion

Case No. 1:09-cv-684.

October 17, 2011

ORDER

SANDRA BECKWITH, District Judge

This matter is before the Court on the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation filed September 21, 2011 (Doc. 27).

Proper notice has been given to the parties under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), including notice that the parties would waive further appeal if they failed to file objections to the Report and Recommendation in a timely manner. See United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947 (6th Cir. 1981). As of the date of this Order, no objections to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation have been filed.

Having reviewed this matter de novo pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, we find the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation correct.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is hereby ADOPTED. Plaintiff's motion for attorney fees and costs is GRANTED, and plaintiff is awarded $2,000.00 in attorney fees and $350.00 in costs and expenses for a total award of $2,350.00.