Opinion
3:10-CV-6391-HU
07-31-2012
NICOLE D. SYAS, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
D. JAMES TREE 3711 Englewood Avenue MARK A. MANNING Harder Wells Baron & Manning, PC Attorneys for Plaintiff S. AMANDA MARSHALL United States Attorney ADRIAN L. BROWN Assistant United States Attorney DAVID MORADO Regional Chief Counsel JEFFREY R. MCCLAIN Special Assistant United States Attorney Social Security Administration Attorneys for Defendant
ORDER
D. JAMES TREE
3711 Englewood Avenue
MARK A. MANNING
Harder Wells Baron & Manning, PC
Attorneys for Plaintiff
S. AMANDA MARSHALL
United States Attorney
ADRIAN L. BROWN
Assistant United States Attorney
DAVID MORADO
Regional Chief Counsel
JEFFREY R. MCCLAIN
Special Assistant United States Attorney Social Security Administration
Attorneys for Defendant
BROWN, Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on Findings and Recommendation (#28) issued by Magistrate Judge Dennis J. Hubel in which he recommends the Court grant in part and deny in part Plaintiff Nicole D. Syas's Motion (#23) for Attorney Fees in which she seeks $6,378.32 in attorneys' fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. Specifically, the Magistrate Judge recommends the Court award Plaintiff $5,061.54 in attorneys' fees.
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 in the Magistrate Judge's Findings and Recommendation.
CONCLUSION
The Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Hubel's Findings and Recommendation (#28) and, accordingly, GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Plaintiff's Motion (#23) for Attorney Fees and awards Plaintiff attorneys' fees in the amount of $5,061.54.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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ANNA J. BROWN
United States District Judge