Opinion
Case No. CIV-14-175-JHP-KEW
05-10-2017
SHAWN MICHAEL CRANDELL, Plaintiff, v. NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendant.
ORDER AFFIRMING AND ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On April 6, 2017, the United States Magistrate Judge entered a Report and Recommendation recommending that Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney Fees Under 42 U.S.C.§406 (b) be granted, and that $9,517.90 be awarded to the Plaintiff's attorneys to be paid by Defendant directly to counsel from the amount of past due benefits withheld for that purpose. Defendant has not filed an objection to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation within the time prescribed by law. 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a).
This Court finds the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is supported by the record. Therefore, upon full consideration of the entire record and the issues presented herein, this Court finds and orders that the Report and Recommendation entered by the United States Magistrate Judge on April 6, 2017, be AFFIRMED and ADOPTED by this Court as its Findings and Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 10th day of May, 2017.
/s/_________
James H. Payne
United States District Judge
Eastern District of Oklahoma