Case Name: Michael Tyrone TODD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-12-17
Citations: 357 F. App'x 641
Docket Number: No. 08-4503
Parties: Michael Tyrone TODD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: BEFORE: NORRIS, CLAY, and SUTTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 357
Pages: 641–642

Head Matter:
Michael Tyrone TODD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 08-4503.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Dec. 17, 2009.
BEFORE: NORRIS, CLAY, and SUTTON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PER CURIAM.
Plaintiff, Michael Todd, appeals from an order of the district court denying his ap plication for attorney fees following an order by the district court reversing the denial of benefits. The district court concluded that fees were not warranted because the government's position was substantially justified. 28 U.S.C § 2412(d).
Having had the benefit of oral argument and having carefully considered the record on appeal, the briefs of the parties, and the applicable law, we are not persuaded that the district court erred in denying plaintiff's application for attorney fees.
Because the reasoning which supports denial of attorney fees has been articulated by the district court, the issuance of a detailed written opinion by this court would be duplicative and serve no useful purpose. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED upon the reasoning used by that court in its order entered September 2, 2008.