Kneeland v. Comm'r

Full title: OLIVIA KNEELAND v. COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAKE CHARLES DIVISION

Date published: Sep 12, 2017

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:12-CV-2654 (W.D. La. Sep. 12, 2017)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:12-CV-2654

09-12-2017

OLIVIA KNEELAND v. COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

JAMES T. TRIMBLE, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

DUTY JUDGE

MAGISTRATE JUDGE KAY

JUDGMENT

This matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Kathleen Kay for report and recommendation. After an independent review of the record, and noting the absence of any objections, this Court concludes that the Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation (Rec. Doc. 39) is correct and adopts the findings and conclusions therein as its own. Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees and Expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA") (Rec. Doc. 37) is GRANTED, and that the plaintiff be awarded fees under the EAJA in the amount of $4,762.50, consistent with the Magistrate Judge's recommendation.

THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Alexandria, Louisiana, this 12^th day of September, 2017.

/s/_________

JAMES T. TRIMBLE, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE