SMITH v. BERRYHILL

Filing 23

ORDER adopting the magistrate judge's 22 Report and Recommendation. re: 21 Motion for Attorney Fees. Plaintiff is awarded a reasonable fee under the Equal Access to Justice Act in the amount of $6,992.87, to be pa id by defendant Commissioner within a reasonable time of this Order. The Commissioner shall follow Astrue v. Ratliff, but make prompt payment of the amount due, as no showing of an outstanding federal debt has been made to date. The clerk shall close the file. Signed by JUDGE M CASEY RODGERS on 7/30/2018. (djb)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PANAMA CITY DIVISION

CRAIG ARNOLD SMITH,
Plaintiff,
v.

CASE NO. 5:17cv202-MCR-CJK

NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
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ORDER
This cause comes on for consideration upon the magistrate judge’s Report and
Recommendation dated June 28, 2018. ECF No. 22. 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 the Report and Recommendation should be
adopted.

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Accordingly, it is now ORDERED as follows:
1.

The magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation is adopted and

incorporated by reference in this Order.
2.

Plaintiff is awarded a reasonable fee under the Equal Access to Justice

Act in the amount of $6,992.87, to be paid by defendant Commissioner within a
reasonable time of this Order.
3.

The Commissioner shall follow Astrue v. Ratliff, but make prompt

payment of the amount due, as no showing of an outstanding federal debt has been
made to date.
4.

The clerk shall close the file.

DONE AND ORDERED this 30th day of July 2018.

s/

M. Casey Rodgers

M. CASEY RODGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case No. 5:17cv202-MCR-CJK