Opinion
20-61286-CIV-WILLIAMS/VALLE
10-08-2021
JEANETTE JANDASEK, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER
KATHLEEN M. WILLIAMS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS MATTER is before the Court on United States Magistrate Judge Alicia O. Valle's Report and Recommendation (DE 26) (“the Report”) on Plaintiff Jeannette Jandasek's (“Plaintiff”) Unopposed Motion for Attorney's Fees (“the Motion”). (DE 25.) In the Report, Judge Valle recommends that the Court grants Plaintiff's Motion and awards her a total of $4,006.31 in attorney's fees, to be paid to Plaintiff's counsel once the U.S. Department of the Treasury determines that Plaintiff owes no debt to the United States. (DE 26 at 3.)
The Court notes that Plaintiff stated in the Motion that Defendant “does not oppose the 18.9 attorney hours [billed by Plaintiff's counsel] or the amount of $4,006.31 in attorney fees [that Plaintiff requests].” (DE 25 at 1.) Further, to date, Defendant has not objected to the Report and the September 15, 2021 deadline to object has passed. (See DE 26 at 3.)
Upon an independent review of the Report, the record, and applicable case law, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that:
1. The conclusions in the Report (DE 26) are AFFIRMED AND ADOPTED.
2. Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Attorney's Fees (DE 25) is GRANTED.
3. In accordance with the Court's Order of Remand and Final Judgment (DE 24), this case remains CLOSED.