Hodge v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 30

ORDER adopting 28 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS, granting 27 Unopposed MOTION for Attorney Fees Request for Authorization to Charge a Reasonable Fee filed by Steven Gerald Hodge. Signed by Judge Gregory A. Presnell on 9/30/2020. (LAM)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
STEVEN GERALD HODGE,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 6:13-cv-523-Orl-31GJK

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.

ORDER
This cause comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s counsel’s Request for Authorization to
Charge a Reasonable Fee Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (Doc. 27) filed September 25, 2020.
On September 28, 2020, the United States Magistrate Judge issued a report (Doc. 28)
recommending that the request be granted. A Joint Notice of No Objection to the Report and
Recommendation was filed September 29, 2020 (Doc. 29). Therefore, it is
ORDERED as follows:
1.

The Report and Recommendation is CONFIRMED and ADOPTED as part of this
Order.

2.

The Request for Authorization to Charge a Reasonable Fee is GRANTED.
Counsel is authorized to charge and collect from Plaintiff additional fees in the
amount of $13,072.25.

DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, Orlando, Florida on September 30, 2020.

Copies furnished to:
United States Magistrate Judge,
Counsel of Record, Unrepresented Party