Opinion
1:19-CV-238-HAB-JPK
07-09-2021
KATHY L. LEWIS, Plaintiff, v. ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant.
ORDER
JUDGE HOLLY A. BRADY, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
The United States Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 29-1) related to the Motion for Authorization of Attorney Fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) (ECF No. 25) was issued June 22, 2021, and the 14-day window to object has passed with no objections filed.
ACCORDINGLY: Upon careful consideration of the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation and the lack of objections thereto, the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 29-1) is ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED.
The Motion for Authorization of Attorney Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 406(b) (ECF No. 25), is GRANTED and a net award of fees in the amount of $4, 065.72 to Plaintiff's Attorney pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) is ordered. It is further ordered that, provided Plaintiff does not owe a debt subject to federal offset, the agency should direct payment of the $4, 065.72 fee to Plaintiff's Attorney, Ann M Trzynka, from the balance of past-due benefits withheld from Plaintiff, and then release any remaining benefits as appropriate.
SO ORDERED.