REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

SONJA F. BIVINS, Magistrate Judge.

This action is before the Court on Plaintiff's unopposed1 Motion for Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) and Defendant's response thereto. (Docs. 17, 19). This action was referred to the undersigned Magistrate Judge for report and recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 72.2(c)(3). Upon consideration of the pertinent pleadings, it is the recommendation of the undersigned that Plaintiff's application be GRANTED and that Plaintiff be awarded a reasonable attorney fee in the amount of $3,429.18 under the EAJA for legal services rendered by her attorney in this Court.

Plaintiff commenced this action under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner denying her application for a period of disability, disability insurance benefits, and supplemental security income benefits. (Doc. 1). An order and judgment granting the Commissioner's unopposed Motion to Remand and reversing and remanding the case pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further administrative proceedings were entered on September 5, 2014. (Docs. 15, 16). Plaintiff is thus the prevailing party. Plaintiff timely filed a motion for attorney fees under the EAJA in the amount of $3,429.18. (Doc. 17). The Commissioner filed a response consenting to the payment of that amount to Plaintiff as attorney fees under the Act. (Doc. 19).

The undersigned finds, based on Plaintiff's application and the formula set forth in Lucy v. Astrue, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97094, *13-14 (S.D. Ala. July 5, 2007), that an hourly rate of $190.51 is appropriate.2 The undersigned further finds that 18.0 hours is a reasonable number of hours for attorney time expended representing Plaintiff in federal court.3 Thus, considering 18.0 hours of work performed at a rate of $190.51 per hour, Plaintiff is entitled to attorney's fees of $3,429.18.

Upon consideration of all pertinent materials presented and the authorities cited herein, the undersigned Magistrate Judge RECOMMENDS that Plaintiff's Motion for Award of Attorney's Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act be GRANTED and that Plaintiff be awarded a reasonable attorney's fee in the amount of $3,429.18 under the EAJA for legal services rendered by her attorney in this Court.

Notice of Right to File Objections

A copy of this report and recommendation shall be served on all parties in the manner provided by law. Any party who objects to this recommendation or anything in it must, within fourteen (14) days of the date of service of this document, file specific written objections with the Clerk of this Court. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); S.D. Ala. L.R. 72.4. The parties should note that under Eleventh Circuit precedent, "the failure to object limits the scope of [] appellate review to plain error review of the magistrate judge's factual findings." Dupree v. Warden, Attorney General, State of Alabama, 715 F.3d 1295, 1300 (11th Cir. 2011). In order to be specific, an objection must identify the specific finding or recommendation to which objection is made, state the basis for the objection, and specify the place in the Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation where the disputed determination is found. An objection that merely incorporates by reference or refers to the briefing before the Magistrate Judge is not specific.