Williams v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 28

ORDER adopting 27 Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge. Plaintiff's Uncontested Petition for Attorney's Fees 26 is GRANTED. Attorney's fees in the amount of $4,738.64 are awarded for work performed by Richard A . Culbertson, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act. In light of Plaintiff's EAJA assignment, the payment shall be made payable to Plaintiff and delivered to Plaintiff's counsel, unless Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt. If the United States Department of the Treasury determines that Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt, the Government will accept Plaintiff's EAJA assignment of EAJA fees and pay fees directly to Plaintiff's counsel. The Clerk shall enter a Judgment as to Attorneys' Fees awarding attorneys' fees in the amount of $4,738.64 under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Signed by Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell on 4/4/2014. (BGS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
SAMANTHA L. WILLIAMS,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 6:13-cv-344-Orl-36TBS

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
/
ORDER
This cause comes before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation filed by
Magistrate Judge Thomas B. Smith on February 7, 2014 (Doc. 27).

In the Report and

Recommendation, Judge Smith recommends that the Court grant Plaintiff's uncontested petition
for attorneys' fees. 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. 27) 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 Uncontested Petition for Attorney’s Fees (Doc. 26) is GRANTED.

(3)

Attorney’s fees in the amount of $4,738.64 are awarded for work performed by
Richard A. Culbertson, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act. In light of

Plaintiff’s EAJA assignment, the payment shall be made payable to Plaintiff and
delivered to Plaintiff’s counsel, unless Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt. If the
United States Department of the Treasury determines that Plaintiff does not owe a
federal debt, the Government will accept Plaintiff’s EAJA assignment of EAJA fees
and pay fees directly to Plaintiff’s counsel.
(4)

The Clerk shall enter a Judgment as to Attorneys’ Fees awarding attorneys’ fees in
the amount of $4,738.64 under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. §
2412(d).

DONE AND ORDERED at Orlando, Florida on April 4, 2014.

Copies to:
The Honorable Thomas B. Smith
Counsel of Record

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