Jones v. Berryhill

Filing 27

ORDER ADOPTING 22 Report and Recommendations and Granting in Part 19 Motion for Attorney Fees, filed by Angela Jones. The Court awards attorneys' fees in the amount of $7,460.08. The Court Denies the request for additional fees in curred in preparing Plaintiff's objections. Mr. Martin shall not file a fee petition in the Southern District of Georgia requesting compensation for Ms. Sarnoff, or any other attorney not admitted to practice before this Court, without ackno wledging this Court's determination paralegal rates apply and providing a calculation of her time at paralegal rates, excepting only a reversal of the Court's prior rulings by the Eleventh Circuit. Signed by Chief Judge J. Randal Hall on 10/2/2019. (pts)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
AUGUSTA DIVISION

ANGELA(Thompson)JONES,
Plaintiff,
CV 118-010

V.

ANDREW SAUL,Commissioner of Social

Security Administration,
Defendant.

ORDER

After a careful, de novo review of the file, the Court concurs with the Magistrate

Judge's Report and Recommendation, to which objections have been filed. (Doc. no. 24.)
Defendant responded to the objections.

(Doc. no. 26.) Accordingly, the Court

OVERRULES all of Plaintiffs objections, ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of
the Magistrate Judge, GRANTS IN PART Plaintiffs motion for attorneys' fees, (doc. no.
19), and AWARDS attorneys' fees in the amount of $7,460.08. The Court DENIES the
request of Attorney Charles L. Martin for additional fees incurred in preparing Plaintiffs
objections. (Doc. no. 24, p. 9.) Furthermore, Mr. Martin shall not file a fee petition in the
Southern District of Georgia requesting compensation for Ms. Samoff, or any other attorney
not admitted to practice before this Court, without acknowledging this Court's determination

paralegal rales apply and providing a calculation of her time at paralegal rates, excepting
only a reversal of the Court's prior rulings by the Eleventh Circuit.
so ORDERED this

019, at Augusta, Georgia.

J. RAmMTRALL,CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
TIN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA