Besignano v. Astrue
Plaintiff: James Besignano
Defendant: Michael J. Astrue
Case Number: 1:2012cv06123
Filed: December 13, 2012
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Office: Brooklyn Office
Presiding Judge: Dora Lizette Irizarry
Nature of Suit: Social Security: DIWC/DIWW
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 405 Review of HHS Decision (DIWC)
Jury Demanded By: None

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April 6, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER granting 28 Motion for Attorney Fees -- For the reasons set forth in the ATTACHED WRITTEN SUMMARY ORDER, Plaintiffs counsels unopposed motion for the award of attorney's fees is granted, and attorneys fees are awarded in the amount of $35,267.50 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). Plaintiffs counsel is directed to remit to Plaintiff the $7,600.00 previously awarded as attorneys fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. This case was closed previously by court order. SO ORDERED by Chief Judge Dora Lizette Irizarry on 4/6/2017. (Irizarry, Dora)
August 14, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER denying Defendant's 13 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; granting in part and denying in part Plaintiff's 15 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and REMANDING for further proceedings -- For the reasons set forth in the ATTA CHED WRITTEN OPINION AND ORDER, the Commissioner's motion for judgment on the pleadings is denied. Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings is denied. Plaintiff's motion for remand is granted, for the limited purpose of obtai ning clarification from the state agency consulting physician regarding Plaintiff's work restrictions and whether that clarification alters the conclusion that Plaintiff is not disabled. Accordingly, pursuant to the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), the Commissioner's decision is reversed, in part, and this matter is remanded to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings consistent with the ATTACHED OPINION AND ORDER. The Clerk of the Court is directed to close this case. SO ORDERED by Judge Dora Lizette Irizarry on 8/14/2014. (Irizarry, Dora)
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Defendant: Michael J. Astrue
Represented By: Candace Scott Appleton
Represented By: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION - GENERIC
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Plaintiff: James Besignano
Represented By: Christopher James Bowes
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