Opinion
Civil Action No. 3:15-CV-686-M-BH
04-26-2017
ANDREW CYRIL SMITH, Plaintiff, v. NANCY A. BERRYHILL, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant.
ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
After reviewing the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge for plain error, I am of the opinion that the Findings and Conclusions of the Magistrate Judge are correct and they are accepted as the Findings and Conclusions of the Court.
The Petition to Obtain Approval of a Fee for Representing a Social Security Claimant, filed December 1, 2016 (doc. 24), is GRANTED, and the plaintiff's counsel is hereby awarded $20,898.68 in attorney's fees out of the plaintiff's past-due benefits pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b).
SIGNED this 26th day of April, 2017.
/s/ _________
BARBARA M. G. LYNN
CHIEF JUDGE