Opinion
Case No. 3:13-cv-383
05-04-2015
ALAN JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant.
DECISION AND ENTRY ADOPTING UNITED STATES CHIEF MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS (DOC. #19); SUSTAINING PLAINTIFF'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES UNDER EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (DOC. #18); DIRECTING DEFENDANT TO PAY PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY FEES IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,455.77
Based on the reasoning and citations of authority set forth by United States Chief Magistrate Judge Sharon L. Ovington, in her April 16, 2015, Report and Recommendations, Doc. #19, as well as on a thorough de novo review of this Court's file and the applicable law, the Court ADOPTS said judicial filing in its entirety. Although the parties were notified of their right to file Objections to the Report and Recommendations, and of the consequences of failing to do so, no Objections have been filed within the time allotted.
The Court SUSTAINS Plaintiff's unopposed Motion for Attorney Fees Under Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), Doc. #18. Defendant is DIRECTED to pay Plaintiff's attorney fees in the amount of $5,455.77.
This case shall remain terminated on the Court's docket. Date: May 4, 2015
/s/_________
WALTER H. RICE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE