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awarding § 406(b) attorney fees of $18,975.55
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Case No. 3:10-cv-378
08-29-2013
RHONDA S. PHILLIPS, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
District Judge Walter H. Rice
Magistrate Judge Michael J. Newman
DECISION AND ENTRY ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION (DOC. #23) IN ITS
ENTIRETY; GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES
UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (DOC. #21).
The Court has reviewed the August 8, 2013 Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Michael J. Newman (Doc. #23), to whom this case was 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)(2) has expired, hereby ADOPTS said Report and Recommendation.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED as follows:
1. Plaintiff's unopposed motion for attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (Doc. #18) is GRANTED, and Plaintiff's counsel is AWARDED the sum of $18,975.55 in attorney's fees; and
2. As no further matters remain pending for review, this case remain TERMINATED upon the Court's docket.
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WALTER HERBERT RICE, JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT