Opinion
Civil Action 3:19-CV-0511-K
06-28-2023
KENNETH BERNARD ALEXANDER, Plaintiff, v. KILOLO KIJAKAZI, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Defendant.
ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
ED KINKEADE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
After reviewing all relevant matters of record in this case, including the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge and any objections thereto, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), the undersigned District Judge is of the opinion that the Findings and Conclusions of the Magistrate Judge are correct and they are accepted as the Findings and Conclusions of the Court.
It is therefore ORDERED that the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge are adopted. Accordingly, the plaintiff's Petition to Obtain Approval of a Fee for Representing a Social Security Claimant, filed March 3, 2023 (doc. 27), is GRANTED. The plaintiff is awarded $19,412.25 in attorney's fees to be made payable directly to him and mailed to his counsel, who must return to him the Equal Access to Justice Act award of $4,251.90.
SO ORDERED.