Frank M. v. Saul

Full title: FRANK M., Plaintiff, v. ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of the Social Security…

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION

Date published: Jan 22, 2021

Case No. 3:16-cv-2182-K-BT (N.D. Tex. Jan. 22, 2021)

Opinion

Case No. 3:16-cv-2182-K-BT

01-22-2021

FRANK M., Plaintiff, v. ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant.

ED KINKEADE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS , CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

The Court has under consideration the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Rebecca Rutherford dated December 28, 2020. The Court has reviewed the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation for plain error. Finding none, the Court accepts the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge.

The Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (ECF No. 22) and awards attorney Daniel Skaar $23,317.06 in attorney's fees to be certified for payment out of Plaintiff's past due benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). The Court further orders Plaintiff's counsel to promptly return to Plaintiff the EAJA fee of $9,397.90.

SO ORDERED.

Signed January 22^nd, 2021.

/s/_________

ED KINKEADE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE