Opinion
Case No. 3:14cv00023
07-29-2015
CHARLES COX, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant.
Chief Magistrate Judge Sharon L. Ovington
DECISION AND ENTRY
The Court has conducted a de novo review of the Report and Recommendations of United States Magistrate Judge Sharon L. Ovington (Doc. #21), 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.
It is therefore ORDERED that:
1. The Report and Recommendations filed on July 9, 2015 (Doc. #21) is ADOPTED in full;
2. Plaintiff's Motion For Attorney Fees Under Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. #20) is GRANTED;
3. The Commissioner shall pay Plaintiff's attorney fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2412(d) in the amount of $4,703.25;
4. The parties' counsel shall verify, within thirty days , whether or not Plaintiff owes a pre-existing debt to the United States that is subject to offset. If no such pre-existing debt exists, Defendant shall pay the EAJA award directly to Plaintiff's attorney; and
5. The case remain terminated on the docket of this Court.
/s/_________
Walter Herbert Rice
United States District Judge