Opinion
Civil Action 5:19-CV-153
07-26-2022
CYNTHIA LYNN AINA, Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security. Defendant.
ORDER
Marina Garcia Marmolejo United States District Judge
On June 28, 2022, the United States Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation (the “Report”) (Dkt. No. 32), which recommended the following: (1) that Plaintiff's counsel's motion for attorney's fees (Dkt. No. 30) be granted and (2) that Plaintiff's counsel be ordered to refund the previously awarded Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) fee directly to Plaintiff. No party filed an objection to the Report within the 14-day objections period.
Having reviewed the Report and finding no plain error, the Court hereby ADOPTS the Report (Dkt. No. 32) as the findings and conclusions of the Court. Accordingly, Plaintiff's counsel's motion for attorney's fees (Dkt. No. 30) is GRANTED. Plaintiff's counsel, Melissa Palmer, is hereby AWARDED attorney's fees in the amount of $10,909.00, to be paid via check made payable to her at her address of record (see Dkt. No. 30-8 at 2). Further, upon the receipt of these attorney's fees, Ms. Palmer is ORDERED to refund the EAJA award she received in this matter (Dkt. No. 29) directly to Plaintiff.
It is so ORDERED.