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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Ariel D.,1
Plaintiff,
v.
Frank Bisignano,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
Civ. No. 22-3030 (JWB/DJF)
ORDER ACCEPTING
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Bryan Konoski, Esq., Konoski & Partners, P.C.; and James H. Greeman, Esq., Greeman
Toomey, counsel for Plaintiff.
Ana H. Voss, Esq., United States Attorney’s Office; James D. Sides, Esq., and Sophie
Doroba, Esq., Social Security Administration, counsel for Defendant.
United States Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster issued a Report and
Recommendation (“R&R”) on December 5, 2025. (Doc. No. 50.) No objections have
been filed to that R&R in the time permitted. Absent timely objections, the R&R is
reviewed for clear error. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Grinder v. Gammon, 73 F.3d 793, 795
(8th Cir. 1996). Having reviewed the R&R, no clear error is found.
Based on the R&R of the Magistrate Judge, and on all files, records, and
proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. 	The December 5, 2025 R&R (Doc. No. 50) is ACCEPTED;
1 	This District has adopted the policy of using only the first name and last initial of
any nongovernmental parties in social security appeals such as the present case.
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2. 	Plaintiff’s Motion for Authorization of Attorney Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
§ 406(b) (Doc. No. 40) is GRANTED;
3. 	Plaintiff shall be awarded a total of $15,112 in fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
§ 406(b), less $8,000 for Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) fees previously awarded;
and
4. 	The government is directed to pay $7,112 in fees directly to Plaintiff’s
counsel out of Plaintiff’s past-due benefits.
Date: January 9, 2026 	s/ Jerry W. Blackwell
JERRY W. BLACKWELL
United States District Judge
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