Hammons v. Social Security Administration

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ORDER by District Judge James H. Payne : Granting 28 Motion for Attorney Fees; Affirming and Adopting the 31 Report and Recommendation (acg, Deputy Clerk)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
BOBBY HAMMONS,

Plaintiff,
v.
CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,

Defendant.

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Case No. CIV-10-097-JHP-KEW

ORDER AFFIRMING AND ADOPTING THE REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES
MAGISTRATE JUDGE

On October 22, 2013, the United States Magistrate Judge entered a Report and
Recommendation in regard to Plaintiff’s request for attorney fees in the amount of $16,000.00.
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §406(b). The Magistrate Judge recommended that the Court grant Plaintiff’s
Motion and Application for Attorney Fee and further recommended that Defendant pay this amount
directly to Plaintiff’s counsel from the amount of past due benefits withheld for that purpose.
This Court finds that the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is supported
by the record. Therefore, upon full consideration of the entire record and the issues presented
herein, the Court finds and orders that the Report and Recommendation entered by the United States
Magistrate Judge on October 22, 2013, be AFFIRMED and ADOPTED by this Court as its
Findings and Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 7th day of February, 2014.

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