Opinion
6:21-cv-398-GKS-PDB
01-05-2022
MELISSA V. PIERCE, Plaintiff, v. ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER
G. KENDALL SHARP, SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Plaintiff, Melissa V. Pierce's, Uncontested Motion for Attorney's Fees (Motion), filed December 16, 2021 (Doc. 27), seeking an award of attorney's fees in the amount of $657.35. The Court referred the Motion to the United States Magistrate Judge for a report and recommendation (Report and Recommendation). Defendant, the Acting Commissioner of Social Security, has not opposed the Motion.
Therefore, having reviewed and considered the Report and Recommendation (Doc. 28) entered on December 28, 2021, and there being no objections filed, it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED as follows:
1. United States Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale's Report and 1 Recommendation (Doc. 28) is APPROVED and ADOPTED and is made part of this Order for all purposes, including appellate review.
2. Plaintiff is eligible to receive an Equal Access to Justice Act award as a prevailing party and the requested attorney's fee is reasonable. Plaintiffs Unopposed Motion for Attorney's Fees, (Doc. 27), is GRANTED, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2412, in the amount of $657.35.
3. The Clerk of Court is directed to ENTER JUDGMENT accordingly, in favor of Plaintiff, Melissa V. Pierce, and against Defendant, the Acting Commissioner of Social Security.
DONE AND ORDERED. 2