THOMPSON v. ASTRUE

Filing 34

ORDER ADOPTING the magistrate judge's 33 Report and Recommendation. The Amended Application for Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (doc. 30 ) is GRANTED as follows: Plaintiff is entitled to recover fees in the amount of $2,687.50, for time expended by Plaintiff's counsel in representing Plaintiff before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (EAJA); the amount of attorney fees and hourly rates requested under the EAJA are reasonable; and the Commissioner is directed to pay Plaintiff that amount. Signed by District Judge M CASEY RODGERS on 1/20/2010. (djb)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA PENSACOLA DIVISION

JANICE THOMPSON, Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. __________________________/ ORDER This cause comes on for consideration upon the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation dated December 18, 2009 (doc. 33). The parties have been furnished a copy of the Report and Recommendation and have been afforded an opportunity to file objections pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section 636(b)(1). I have made a de novo determination of any timely filed objections. Having considered the Report and Recommendation, and any objections thereto timely filed, I have determined that the Report and Recommendation should be adopted. Accordingly, it is now ORDERED as follows: 1. The magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation is adopted and Case No.: 3:08cv556/MCR/EMT

incorporated by reference in this order. 2. The Amended Application for Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to

Justice Act (doc. 30) is GRANTED as follows: Plaintiff is entitled to recover fees in the amount of $2,687.50, for time expended by Plaintiff's counsel in representing Plaintiff before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (EAJA); the amount of attorney fees and hourly rates requested

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under the EAJA are reasonable; and the Commissioner is directed to pay Plaintiff that amount. DONE AND ORDERED this 20th day of January, 2010.

s/

M. Casey Rodgers

M. CASEY RODGERS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case No: 3:08cv556/MCR/EMT