Opinion
3:10-CV-06019-PK
03-06-2012
CHRISTOPHER M. POPE, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
ORDER
BROWN, Judge.
Magistrate Judge Paul Papak issued Findings and Recommendation (#46) on December 29, 2011, in which he recommends this Court grant Plaintiff's Motion (#41) for Equal Access to Justice Fees and award Plaintiff attorneys' fees in the amount of $7,753.46, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, et seq. The matter is now before this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b).
Because no objections to the Magistrate Judge's Findings and Recommendation were timely filed, this Court is relieved of its obligation to review the record de novo. United States v. Reyna-Tapia, 328 F.3d 1114, 1121 (9th Cir. 2003)(en banc). See also United States v. Bernhardt, 840 F.2d 1441, 1444 (9th Cir. 1988). Having reviewed the legal principles de novo, the Court does not find any error.
CONCLUSION
The Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Papak's Findings and Recommendation (#46). Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion (#41) for Equal Access to Justice Fees and awards Plaintiff attorneys' fees in the amount of $7,753.46.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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ANNA J. BROWN
United States District Judge