POSEY v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, 6:14-cv-1048-Orl-37DAB. (2015)
Court: District Court, M.D. Florida
Number: infdco20150722a60
Visitors: 7
Filed: Jul. 20, 2015
Latest Update: Jul. 20, 2015
Summary: ORDER ROY B. DALTON, Jr. , District Judge . This cause is before the Court on U.S. Magistrate Judge David A. Baker's Report and Recommendation ("R&R") regarding Plaintiff's amended motion for an award of attorney's fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. 2412(d)(1)(A). (Doc. 37.) Upon consideration, and in the absence of objection, the Court finds that the R&R is due to be adopted and confirmed. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1). Accordingly, it is hereby
Summary: ORDER ROY B. DALTON, Jr. , District Judge . This cause is before the Court on U.S. Magistrate Judge David A. Baker's Report and Recommendation ("R&R") regarding Plaintiff's amended motion for an award of attorney's fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. 2412(d)(1)(A). (Doc. 37.) Upon consideration, and in the absence of objection, the Court finds that the R&R is due to be adopted and confirmed. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1). Accordingly, it is hereby O..
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ORDER
ROY B. DALTON, Jr., District Judge.
This cause is before the Court on U.S. Magistrate Judge David A. Baker's Report and Recommendation ("R&R") regarding Plaintiff's amended motion for an award of attorney's fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A). (Doc. 37.) Upon consideration, and in the absence of objection, the Court finds that the R&R is due to be adopted and confirmed. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:
1. U.S. Magistrate Judge David A. Baker's Report and Recommendation (Doc. 37) is ADOPTED and CONFIRMED and made a part of this Order.
2. Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Attorney's Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. 36) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.
a. The Motion is GRANTED to the extent that Plaintiff moves for an award of attorney's fees in the amount of $5,580.00.
b. The Motion is DENIED to the extent that Plaintiff requests an order directing Defendant to reimburse Plaintiff's counsel directly rather than awarding Plaintiff the fee amount (see Doc. 36-2).
3. Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. 31) is DENIED AS MOOT.
4. The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter a judgment for attorney's fees in the amount of $5,580.00 in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant.
DONE AND ORDERED.
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