Opinion
8:21-cv-854-CEH-JSS
06-15-2022
ELIZABETH WEIDMANN-GIFFORD, 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 Julie S. Sneed on May 27, 2022 (Doc. 28). In the Report and Recommendation, Magistrate Judge Sneed recommends that: (1) Plaintiff's Motion for an Award of Attorney's Fees (Dkt. 27) be granted; (2) Plaintiff be awarded attorney's fees in the amount of $7,167.92 and costs in the amount of $402 under the EAJA; and (3) The fees be payable directly to Plaintiff's counsel if it is determined that Plaintiff does not owe a debt to the Government. 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 AND ADJUDGED:
(1) The Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge (Doc. 28) is adopted, confirmed, and approved in all respects and is made a part of this Order for all purposes, including appellate review.
(2) Plaintiff's Motion for an Award of Attorney's Fees (Dkt. 27) is GRANTED.
(3) Plaintiff is awarded attorney's fees in the amount of $7,167.92 and costs in the amount of $402 under the EAJA.
(4) The fees shall be payable directly to Plaintiff's counsel if it is determined that Plaintiff does not owe a debt to the Government.
DONE AND ORDERED.