Opinion
Case Number: 1:11cv778
04-12-2013
Stephen Jason Smith, Plaintiff(s), v. Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant(s).
Chief Judge Susan J. Dlott
ORDER
The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Stephanie K. Bowman filed on March 20, 2013 (Doc. 19), to whom this case was referred pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636(b), and noting that no objections have been filed thereto and that the time for filing such objections under Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b) expired April 8, 2013, hereby ADOPTS said Report and Recommendation.
Accordingly, plaintiff's motion seeking a fee award under the Equal Access for Justice Act (Doc. 18) is GRANTED.
Plaintiff is awarded the sum of $2,780.25, respresenting an attorney fee award that reflects a reasonable number of hours (22.2) at the statutory rate of $125.00, plus costs of $5.25.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Chief Judge Susan J. Dlott
United States District Court