Watson v. Social Security, Commissioner of, No. 2:2016cv14355 - Document 24 (E.D. Mich. 2019)
Court Description: OPINION and ORDER Accepting 23 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Denying 19 Petition for Attorney Fees - Signed by District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds. (LBar)
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Watson v. Social Security, Commissioner of Doc. 24 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION STEPHANIE WATSON, v. Case No. 16-14355 Plaintiff, Honorable Nancy G. Edmunds COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. / ORDER ACCEPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S AUGUST 24, 2018 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION [23] Pending before the Court is the magistrate judge’s August 24. 2018 report and recommendation. (ECF No. 23.) The magistrate judge recommends that the Court deny Plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees (ECF No. 19). (See id.) The Court is fully advised in the premises and has reviewed the record and the pleadings. Neither party filed objections to the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation. “[T]he failure to object to the magistrate judge’s report[] releases the Court from its duty to independently review the matter.” Hall v. Rawal, 09-10933, 2012 WL 3639070, at *1 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 24, 2012) (citation omitted). The Court nevertheless agrees with the magistrate judge’s recommendation. The Court therefore ACCEPTS and ADOPTS the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, and DENIES Plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees. SO ORDERED. s/Nancy G. Edmunds Nancy G. Edmunds United States District Judge Dockets.Justia.com Dated: June 5, 2019 I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record on June 5, 2019, by electronic and/or ordinary mail. s/Lisa Bartlett Case Manager
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