Halverson v. Astrue

Full title: Sharon Halverson, Plaintiff, v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social…

Court: United States District Court, D. Minnesota

Date published: Jul 28, 2009

Civil No. 08-784 (JNE/SRN) (D. Minn. Jul. 28, 2009)

Opinion

Civil No. 08-784 (JNE/SRN).

July 28, 2009

Lionel H. Peabody, Peabody Law Office, Duluth, Minnesota, on behalf of Plaintiff.

Lonnie F. Bryan, Esq., Office of the United States Attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on behalf of Defendant.

ORDER

JOAN ERICKSEN, District Judge

This matter is before the Court on two Reports and Recommendations of United States Magistrate Judge Susan Richard Nelson [Doc. Nos. 39 and 45]. No objections to the Reports and Recommendations were filed within the requisite time period. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees and Expenses Under the Equal Access to Justice Act [Doc. No. 31] is GRANTED;

2. Plaintiff is awarded $6,743.55 in fees; and

3. Plaintiff's Petition for Approval of an Attorney's Fee Under the Social Security Act [Doc. No. 40] is DENIED.