Poulston v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Full title: SHERI POULSTON, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

Court: United States District Court, Middle District of Florida

Date published: Aug 30, 2024

2:20-cv-802-JLB-KCD (M.D. Fla. Aug. 30, 2024)

Opinion

2:20-cv-802-JLB-KCD

08-30-2024

SHERI POULSTON, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

JOHN L. BADALAMENTI UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

ORDER

JOHN L. BADALAMENTI UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

The Magistrate Judge has entered a Report and Recommendation, recommending that Plaintiff's Renewed Motion & Brief for Attorney Fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (Doc. 35) be granted. (Doc. 36). No party has objected, and the time to do so has expired.

A district judge may accept, reject, or modify the magistrate judge's report and recommendation. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The district judge must “make a de novo determination of those portions of the report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which objection is made.” Id.

Here, after an independent review of the entire record, and noting that no objection has been filed, the Court finds that the thorough and well-reasoned Report and Recommendation is due to be adopted.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that:

(1) The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 36) is ADOPTED and made a part of this Order for all purposes.

(2) Plaintiff's Renewed Motion & Brief for Attorney Fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (Doc. 35) is GRANTED.

(3) The Court awards Plaintiff's counsel $14,955.55 in attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b).

(4) The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to enter judgment accordingly.