Escobar v. Saul ( 2022 )

USDC SDNY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DOCUMENT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ELECTRONICALLY FILED JEANETTE ESCOBAR, DOC DATE FILED: _ 9/29/2022 Plaintiff, -against- 20 Civ. 9653 (AT) (KHP) ANDREW SAUL, COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL ORDER SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant. ANALISA TORRES, District Judge: Having received no objections to the Report and Recommendation (the “R&R”), ECF No. 31, of the Honorable Katharine H. Parker, the Court reviewed the R&R for clear error and found none. Santiago v. Colvin, No. 12 Civ. 7052, 2014 WL 1092967, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 17, 2014). The Court, therefore, ADOPTS the R&R in its entirety. Accordingly, the Social Security Administration should approve and effectuate a payment of $18,298 to Plaintiff's counsel pursuant to a contingency fee agreement, see 42 U.S.C.S. § 406(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d)(2)(B), and Plaintiff's counsel shall return the previously awarded $8,413 he received pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act after receiving the award under § 406(b)(1). The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion at ECF No. 26. SO ORDERED. Dated: September 29, 2022 New York, New York ANALISA TORRES United States District Judge