Smith v. Commissioner of Social Security ( 2022 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION Edward Bernard S.1, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:18cv601 Commissioner of Social Security, Judge Michael R. Barrett Defendant. ORDER This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) filed by the Magistrate Judge on September 1, 2022 (Doc. 30). Proper notice has been given to the parties under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), including notice that the parties may forfeit rights on appeal if they failed to file objections to the R&R in a timely manner. United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947 (6th Cir. 1981). No objections to the Magistrate Judge’s R&R (Doc. 30) have been filed and the time to do so has expired. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the R&R (Doc. 30) of the Magistrate Judge is hereby ADOPTED. Consistent with the recommendation by the Magistrate Judge, Plaintiff’s counsel’s application (Doc. 27), as amended (Doc. 28), is GRANTED in the amount of $8,557.50 under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b); and Plaintiff’s counsel is ORDERED to 1 Pursuant to General Order 22-01, due to significant privacy concerns in social security cases, any opinion, order, judgment or other disposition in social security cases in the Southern District of Ohio shall refer to plaintiffs only by their first names and last initials 1 remit $4,500.00 of this sum directly to plaintiff upon receipt. IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Michael R. Barrett Michael R. Barrett, Judge United States District Court 2