Woodrow Carnes v. Commissioner of Social Security

Filing 24

ORDER adopting 23 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re 22 Unopposed MOTION for Attorney Fees Pursuant to EAJA and Consent to Magistrate Jurisdiction filed by Robert Woodrow Carnes. The Unopposed Motion for Award of Attorney Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. 2412(d) (Doc. 22) is GRANTED IN PART. The Commissioner is DIRECTED to pay Plaintiff's attorney's fees in the amount of $6,138.60. Signed by Judge Paul G. Byron on 10/19/2018. (MMW)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION

ROBERT WOODROW CARNES,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 6:17-cv-1173-Orl-40KRS

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant.
/
ORDER
This cause is before the Court on Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Award of
Attorney Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (Doc.
22) filed on September 27, 2018. The United States Magistrate Judge has submitted a
report recommending that the motion be granted in part.
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 October 4, 2018 (Doc. 23), is

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

The Unopposed Motion for Award of Attorney Fees Pursuant to the Equal

Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. 2412(d) (Doc. 22) is GRANTED IN PART.
3.

The Commissioner is DIRECTED to pay Plaintiff’s attorney’s fees in the

amount of $6,138.60.

DONE AND ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on October 19, 2018.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

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