Johnson v. Apfel

Full title: Catherine Johnson, Plaintiff, vs. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social…

Court: United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division

Date published: Mar 14, 2001

Civil Action No. 00-0086-P-C (S.D. Ala. Mar. 14, 2001)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 00-0086-P-C.

March 14, 2001.

JUDGMENT

VIRGIL PITTMAN, Senior United States District Judge.

In accordance with the order entered on this date, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that plaintiff be awarded attorney's fees in the amount of $1,516.15 under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, for legal and clerical services rendered in this Court by her attorney.

ORDER ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE

After due and proper consideration of all portions of the file deemed relevant to the issues raised, and there having been no objections filed, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge made pursuant 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(B) and dated January 4, 2001 (doc. 23), is hereby ADOPTED as the opinion of this court.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that plaintiff be hereby awarded attorney's fees in the amount of $1,516.15 under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, representing compensation for 12.95 hours of service by R. Michael Booker, Esq., at the market rate of $117.00 an hour, plus $1.00 for .01 hour of clerical tasks at the court's recognized clerical rate of $10.00 per hour.