Opinion
19-23803-CIV-SMITH/VALLE
09-23-2022
JOHN WILLIAM HIGHFIELD, III, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER AFFIRMING AND ADOPTING REPORT OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE
RODNEY SMITH UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
This matter is before the Court upon the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation [DE 38], recommending granting Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees Pursuant to the Social Security Act Section 206(b)(1) [DE 34]. No objections have been filed.
Accordingly, having reviewed the Report and Recommendation, Plaintiff's Motion, the record, and given that no objections have been filed, it is
ORDERED that:
1) The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation [DE 38] is AFFIRMED and ADOPTED and incorporated by reference into this Court's Order.
2) Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees Pursuant to the Social Security Act Section 206(b)(1) [DE 34] is GRANTED. Plaintiff is awarded $12,570.25 in attorney's fees, subject to the requisite refund to Plaintiff of the prior Equal Access to Justice Act award in the amount of $3,171.88.