Opinion
8:19-cv-1365-CEH-AAS
07-03-2023
RICK STROTHER, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER
CHARLENE EDWARDS HONEYWELL UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
This cause comes before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation filed by Magistrate Judge Amanda Arnold Sansone (Doc. 37). In the Report and Recommendation, Magistrate Judge Sansone recommends that the Motion for Attorney Fees Under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (Doc. 36) be granted and that Mr. Strother's counsel be awarded $24,562.97 in attorney's fees and refund to Mr. Strother any attorney's fees received under the EAJA. All parties were furnished copies of the Report and Recommendation and were afforded the opportunity to file objections pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). No such objections were filed.
Upon consideration of the Report and Recommendation, and upon this Court's independent examination of the file, it is determined that the Report and Recommendation should be adopted. Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
(1) The Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Doc. 37) is adopted, confirmed, and approved in all respects and is made a part of this Order for all purposes, including appellate review.
(2) The Motion for Attorney Fees Under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (Doc. 36) is GRANTED.
(3) Plaintiff's counsel is awarded $24,562.97 in attorney's fees. Plaintiff's counsel shall refund to Plaintiff any attorney's fees received under the EAJA.
DONE AND ORDERED at Tampa, Florida on July 3, 2023.