Opinion
Civil Action No. 4:18-cv-00745-O-BP
02-08-2021
CALLIE CHARLINE WHITE, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER ACCEPTING FINDINGS , CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On January 8, 2021, the United States Magistrate Judge made Findings, Conclusions, and a Recommendation in this case. See FCR, ECF No. 30. No objections were filed, and the Magistrate Judge's Recommendation is ripe for review. The Court reviewed the proposed Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation for plain error. Finding none, the Court accepts the Findings and Conclusions of the Magistrate Judge.
Accordingly, Plaintiff's Petition to Obtain Approval of a Fee for Representing a Social Security Claimant (ECF No. 27) is GRANTED, and Ronald D. Honig, Esq., is AWARDED attorney fees in the amount of $12,154.50 under 42 U.S.C. § 406(b). The Commissioner SHALL CERTIFY and DISBURSE this amount from Plaintiff's past-due benefits to Plaintiff's counsel, and Plaintiff's counsel SHALL PROMPTLY RETURN to Plaintiff the $5,620.05 attorney fee award previously entered under the Equal Access to Justice Act. See Order, ECF No. 26.
SO ORDERED on this 8th day of February 2021.
/s/ _________
Reed O'Connor
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE