Opinion
20-61213-CIV-SMITH/VALLE
01-11-2023
STEPHEN WATKINS, Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
ORDER AFFIRMING AND ADOPTING REPORT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE
RODNEY SMITH UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
This matter is before the Court upon the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation on Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion and Petition for Attorney's Fees [DE 36], which recommends granting Plaintiff's Consent Motion and Petition for Attorney's Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2412(d) [DE 35]. No objections have been filed.
Accordingly, having reviewed the Report and Recommendation, Plaintiff's Motion, the record, and given that no objections have been filed, it is
ORDERED that:
1) The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation on Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion and Petition for Attorney's Fees [DE 36] is AFFIRMED and ADOPTED and incorporated by reference into this Court's Order.
2) Plaintiff's Consent Motion and Petition for Attorney's Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 2412(d) [DE 35] is GRANTED. Plaintiff is awarded $7,167.94 in attorney's fees, to be paid to Plaintiff's counsel once the U.S. Department of the Treasury determines that Plaintiff owes no debt to the United States.
DONE and ORDERED.