Opinion
Case No. 3:13-CV-74 (CAR)
08-24-2016
ANGLETTE MALLORY, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
ORDER ON THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Before the Court is the United States Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation [Doc. 26] to grant Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). Defendant has not filed an objection to the Recommendation, and the time in which to do so has now expired. Having reviewed the Report and Recommendation, this Court agrees with the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge. Thus, the Recommendation [Doc. 26] is hereby ADOPTED and MADE THE ORDER OF THE COURT. As a result, Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees [Doc. 24] is GRANTED in the amount of $14,026.50. Furthermore, Plaintiff's counsel is DIRECTED to refund to Plaintiff the fee of $7,060.47 previously awarded under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d).
SO ORDERED, this 24th day of August, 2016.
S/ C. Ashley Royal
C. ASHLEY ROYAL
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE CML