Opinion
22 Civ. 3052 (LGS)
12-12-2023
NIDIA I. ORTIZ, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER
LORNA G. SCHOFIELD UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
WHEREAS, Plaintiff seeks an award of attorney's fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. The matter was referred to Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave;
WHEREAS, on November 27, 2023, Judge Cave issued a Report and Recommendation (the “Report”) recommending that the motion for attorney's fees be granted in part and denied in part, and Plaintiff be awarded fees in the amount of $17,875.02;
WHEREAS, as stated in the Report, the deadline for any objections was fourteen days from service of the Report, and no objections were timely filed;
WHEREAS, in reviewing a magistrate judge's report and recommendation, a district judge “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). “In a case such as this one, where no timely objection has been made, a district court need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record.” Kuan v. Notoriety Grp. LLC, No. 22 Civ. 1583, 2023 WL 3936749, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. June 9, 2023);
WHEREAS, the Court finds no clear error on the face of the record as to Judge Cave's recommendations. It is hereby
ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the Report is ADOPTED in full, for the reasons stated in the Report.
The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the motion at Dkt. No. 28.