Keith D. Cannon v. Commissioner of Social Security

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------x

KEITH D. CANNON,

Plaintiff, MEMORANDUM & ORDER 23-cv-6295 (EK)(TAM) -against-

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant.

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ERIC KOMITEE, United States District Judge: The Court has received Magistrate Judge Merkl’s Report and Recommendation (R&R) dated June 12, 2026. ECF No. 16. Judge Merkl recommends that “Plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees be granted and that Plaintiff’s counsel be awarded $1,402.00 in fees under § 406(b).” Id. at 7. Neither party has filed objections and the time to do so has expired. Accordingly, the Court reviews Judge Merkl’s recommendation for clear error on the face of the record. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b) advisory committee’s note to 1983 addition; accord State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Grafman, 968 F. Supp. 2d 480, 481 (E.D.N.Y. 2013). Having reviewed the record, I find no error and therefore adopt the R&R in its entirety. Thus, plaintiff’s counsel’s motion for attorney’s fees is granted and such fees are awarded in the amount of $1,402.00 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). Plaintiff’s counsel is directed to serve a copy of this Order and the docket on Cannon and shall note proof of service on the docket no later than July 7, 2026.

SO ORDERED.

/s/ Eric Komitee ERIC KOMITEE United State

s District Judge

Dated: July 2, 2026 Brooklyn, New York