Rivers v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 40

ORDER adopting 39 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 38 Unopposed MOTION for Attorney Fees Request for Authorization to Charge a Reasonable Fee filed by Jeffrey Ernest Rivers. Signed by Judge Anne C. Conway on 8/29/2017. (JLC)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
JEFFREY ERNEST RIVERS,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 6:14-cv-1429-Orl-22TBS

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.

ORDER
This cause is before the Court on Richard A. Culbertson's Unopposed Second Request for
Authorization to Charge a Reasonable Fee (Doc. No. 38) filed on August 12, 2017.
The United States Magistrate Judge has submitted a report recommending that the
Motion be GRANTED.
After an independent de novo review of the record in this matter, and noting that no
objections were timely filed, the Court agrees entirely with the findings of fact and conclusions
of law in the Report and Recommendation.
Therefore, it is ORDERED as follows:
1.

The Report and Recommendation filed August 14, 2017 (Doc. No. 39), is

ADOPTED and CONFIRMED and made a part of this Order.
2.

The Richard A. Culbertson's Unopposed Second Request for Authorization to

Charge a Reasonable Fee is hereby GRANTED. Counsel is authorized to charge his client
$25,066.63, consistent with the fee agreement and his representation that he has deducted the
EAJA award from his request.

DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on August 29, 2017.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

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