Opinion
Case No. 3:12cv00181
01-22-2014
KENNETH A. CANDLER, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant.
District Judge Thomas M. Rose
Chief Magistrate Judge Sharon L. Ovington
DECISION AND ENTRY
The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendations of Chief United States Magistrate Judge Sharon L. Ovington (Doc. #20), to whom this case was originally referred pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636(b), and noting that no objections have been filed thereto and that the time for filing such objections under Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b) has expired, hereby ADOPTS said Report and Recommendations.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. The Report and Recommendations filed on January 3, 2014 (Doc. #20) is ADOPTED in full;
2. Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney Fees under Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. §2412(d) (Doc. #15) be GRANTED, in part, and DENIED, in part, and Plaintiff is awarded a total of $6,290.00 in attorney fees under the EAJA;
3. The Commissioner is directed to determine within 30 days whether Plaintiff owes a pre-existing debt to the government and, if not, to pay the EAJA award
directly to Plaintiff's counsel; and
4. The case remains terminated on the docket of this Court.
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Thomas M. Rose
United States District Judge