Legal Opinion
Bakagi v. Commissioner of Social Security
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided March 30, 1998No. 2:96-cv-73966PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES
DUGGAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on plaintiffs motion for an award of attorney fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 et seq. The Court referred the matter to Magistrate Judge Paul J. Komives for a Report and Recommendation (“R & R”). On January 12, 1998, Magistrate Judge Komives recommended that this Court deny the plaintiffs motion. Plaintiff has filed an objection to that portion of the R & R which concludes that the government’s position was “substantially justified.”…
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