Massey v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Full title: LORI MASSEY, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

Court: United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee

Date published: Mar 4, 2022

3:20-cv-427 (E.D. Tenn. Mar. 4, 2022)

Opinion

3:20-cv-427

03-04-2022

LORI MASSEY, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

TRAVIS R. MCDONOUGH, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.

Jill E. McCook, Judge.

ORDER

TRAVIS R. MCDONOUGH, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.

Before the Court is Plaintiff's motion for attorney's fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”) (Doc. 26). On June 9, 2021, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jill E. McCook issued a report and recommendation, recommending that: (1) Plaintiff's motion for attorney's fees and expenses be granted; and (2) that a judgment awarding Plaintiff $4261.30 in attorney's fees and $17.25 in expenses be entered. (Doc. 30, at 6-7.) Magistrate Judge McCook concluded that Plaintiff should be awarded attorney's fees for 20.4 hours of attorney work and 7.2 hours of paralegal work. (Id. at 4.) Neither party filed a timely objection to the report and recommendation.

The Court hereby ACCEPTS and ADOPTS Magistrate Judge McCook's report and recommendation (Doc. 30), and Plaintiff's motion for fees and expenses (Doc. 26) is hereby GRANTED. Plaintiff is AWARDED $4261.30 in attorney's fees and $17.25 in expenses.

SO ORDERED.