Lee E. v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Full title: ALAN LEE E., Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Northern Division

Date published: Aug 23, 2023

1:19-cv-13388 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 23, 2023)

Opinion

1:19-cv-13388

08-23-2023

ALAN LEE E., Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

THOMAS L. LUDINGTON, United States District Judge.

Honorable Anthony P. Patti United States Magistrate Judge

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES

THOMAS L. LUDINGTON, United States District Judge.

On August 4, 2023, Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti issued a report recommending that Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees, ECF No. 29, be granted and Plaintiff's attorney be awarded $21,863.00 in attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). ECF No. 36 at PageID.1255, 1260.

Judge Patti provided 14 days to object, but the parties did not do so. They have therefore forfeited their right to appeal Judge Patti's findings. See Berkshire v. Dahl, 928 F.3d 520, 530-31 (6th Cir. 2019) (citing Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 149 (1985)). There is no clear error in the Report.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Judge Patti's Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 36, is ADOPTED.

Further, it is ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees, ECF No. 29, is GRANTED.

Further, it is ORDERED that Plaintiff's Attorney is AWARDED attorney's fees in the amount of $21,863.00.