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Hilker v. Astrue

United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Western Division
Jan 6, 2011
Case No. 3:09cv00186 (S.D. Ohio Jan. 6, 2011)

Opinion

Case No. 3:09cv00186.

January 6, 2011


DECISION AND ORDER


The Court has reviewed de novo the Report and Recommendations of United States Magistrate Judge Sharon L. Ovington (Doc. #25), to whom this case was originally 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) has expired, hereby adopts said Report and Recommendations.

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:

1. The Report and Recommendations filed on December 3, 2010 (Doc. #25) is ADOPTED in full;
2. Plaintiff's Motion For Attorney Fees Under Equal Access To Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (Doc. #22) is GRANTED;
3. Plaintiff is granted an award of attorney fees under the EAJA in the amount of $5,230.88;
4. The Commissioner is directed to pay the EAJA award directly to Plaintiff's counsel of record; and
5. The case remains terminated on the docket of this Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 1/6/11


Summaries of

Hilker v. Astrue

United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Western Division
Jan 6, 2011
Case No. 3:09cv00186 (S.D. Ohio Jan. 6, 2011)
Case details for

Hilker v. Astrue

Case Details

Full title:TODD HILKER, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social…

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

Date published: Jan 6, 2011

Citations

Case No. 3:09cv00186 (S.D. Ohio Jan. 6, 2011)

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