Opinion
1:19-CV-03233-SAB
08-01-2022
CANDACE D., Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Stanley A. Bastian, Chief United States District Judge
On July 14, 2022, Magistrate Judge Alexander Eckstrom issued a Report and Recommendation that Plaintiff's Motion for Authorization of Attorney Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) be granted. ECF No. 28.
No timely objections to the Report and Recommendation have been filed.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. The Court adopts Magistrate Judge Eckstrom's Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 28, in its entirety.
2. Plaintiff's Motion for Authorization of Attorney Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), ECF No. 21, is GRANTED.
3. Section 406(b) attorney fees should be paid to Mr. Tree in the amount of $14,332.00. Plaintiff is due an offset of $7,430.05 for previously paid EAJA fees, leaving a net attorney fee due Mr. Tree of $6,901.95.
IT IS SO ORDERED. The District Court Executive is hereby directed to file this Order, provide copies to counsel, and close the file.