Crandell v. Social Security Administration

Filing 26

ORDER by District Judge James H. Payne: affirming and adopting 25 Report and Recommendation; granting 21 Motion for Attorney Fees (cjt, Deputy Clerk)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
SHAWN MICHAEL CRANDELL,
Plaintiff,
v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Acting Commissioner, Social Security
Administration,

Defendant.

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Case No. CIV-14-175-JHP-KEW

ORDER AFFIRMING AND ADOPTING THE REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES
MAGISTRATE JUDGE
On April 6, 2017, the United States Magistrate Judge entered a Report and Recommendation
recommending that Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees Under 42 U.S.C.§406 (b) be granted, and
that $9,517.90 be awarded to the Plaintiff’s attorneys to be paid by Defendant directly to counsel
from the amount of past due benefits withheld for that purpose. Defendant has not filed an
objection to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation within the time prescribed by law.
28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a).
This Court finds 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,
this Court finds and orders that the Report and Recommendation entered by the United States
Magistrate Judge on April 6, 2017, be AFFIRMED and ADOPTED by this Court as its Findings
and Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 10th day of May, 2017.