Opinion
Case No. 3:14cv00288
11-24-2015
ANTHONY L. DULIN, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, 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 November 3, 2015 (Doc. #21) is ADOPTED in full;
2. Plaintiff's Motion For An Award Of Attorney Fees Under The Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. #16) is GRANTED;
3. The Commissioner shall pay Plaintiff's attorney fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2412(d) in the amount of $7,970.90;
4. Defendant shall verify, within thirty days of this Decision and Entry. 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