Opinion
Case No. 1:18-cv-607
05-19-2021
NAOMI STURGILL, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
Magistrate Judge Stephanie K. Bowman
DECISION AND ENTRY ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE (Doc. 27)
This case is before the Court pursuant to the Order of General Reference to United States Magistrate Judge Stephanie K. Bowman. Pursuant to such reference, the Magistrate Judge reviewed the pleadings filed with this Court and, on April 26, 2021, submitted a Report and Recommendation. (Doc. 27). No objections were filed.
As required by 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b), the Court has reviewed the comprehensive findings of the Magistrate Judge and considered de novo all of the filings in this matter. Upon consideration of the foregoing, the Court finds that the Report and Recommendation should be and is hereby adopted in its entirety.
Accordingly, for the reasons stated above:
1. The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 27) is ADOPTED;
2. Plaintiff's motion for attorney fees (Doc. 24) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) is GRANTED;
3. Specifically, counsel is AWARDED a net fee of $4,038.40, for the reasons set forth in the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 27); and
4. This case shall remain CLOSED upon the docket of this Court.
The Report and Recommendation calculates the amount of attorney fees, based on the gross fee ($6,375.40) minus the offset ($2,337.00), as $4,038.00. This amount mistakenly omits $0.40 from the total. To be precise, this Court calculates the awarded fee as $4,038.40. --------
IT IS SO ORDERED. Date: 5/19/2021
s/Timothy S . Black
Timothy S. Black
United States District Judge