Sturgill v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 1:2018cv00607 - Document 28 (S.D. Ohio 2021)

Court Description: DECISION AND ENTRY adopting the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (Doc. 27 ). Signed by Judge Timothy S. Black on 5/19/2021. (rrs)

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Sturgill v. Commissioner of Social Security Doc. 28 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION NAOMI STURGILL, Plaintiff, vs. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. : : : : : : : : : : Case No. 1:18-cv-607 Judge Timothy S. Black Magistrate Judge Stephanie K. Bowman DECISION AND ENTRY ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE (Doc. 27) This case is before the Court pursuant to the Order of General Reference to United States Magistrate Judge Stephanie K. Bowman. Pursuant to such reference, the Magistrate Judge reviewed the pleadings filed with this Court and, on April 26, 2021, submitted a Report and Recommendation. (Doc. 27). No objections were filed. As required by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), the Court has reviewed the comprehensive findings of the Magistrate Judge and considered de novo all of the filings in this matter. Upon consideration of the foregoing, the Court finds that the Report and Recommendation should be and is hereby adopted in its entirety. Accordingly, for the reasons stated above: 1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 27) is ADOPTED; 2. Plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees (Doc. 24) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) is GRANTED; Dockets.Justia.com 3. Specifically, counsel is AWARDED a net fee of $4,038.40, for the reasons set forth in the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 27); 1 and 4. This case shall remain CLOSED upon the docket of this Court. IT IS SO ORDERED. Date: 5/19/2021 s/Timothy S. Black Timothy S. Black United States District Judge 1 The Report and Recommendation calculates the amount of attorney fees, based on the gross fee ($6,375.40) minus the offset ($2,337.00), as $4,038.00. This amount mistakenly omits $0.40 from the total. To be precise, this Court calculates the awarded fee as $4,038.40. 2

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