Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. H-07-3664.
May 22, 2009
ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
This court has reviewed the Memorandum and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge signed on May 1, 2009. The court has also considered the objections of the defendant and made a de novo determination. Rule 72(b), Fed.R.Civ.P.; 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C); United States v. Wilson, 864 F.2d 1219 (5th Cir. 1989).
Based on the pleadings, the record, and the applicable law, the court adopts the Memorandum and Recommendation as this court's Memorandum and Order. The motion for attorney's fees and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act is granted, in part and denied, in part. This court finds that the hours charged by counsel for the plaintiff are reasonable, for the reasons analyzed by the Magistrate Judge. Based on the rates found to apply in the Memorandum and Recommendation, it is ordered that the plaintiff's counsel be awarded the sum of $10,518.00 in fees.