Gunner v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner of

Filing 29

ORDER granting 24 Motion for Attorney Fees; adopting Report and Recommendations re 27 ; finding as moot 28 Motion to Ascertain Status. Signed by District Judge Harry S Mattice, Jr on 1/17/14. (GRE, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
at CHATTANOOGA
APRIL M. GUNNER,

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Plaintiff,
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COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, )
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Defendant.
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Case No. 1:12-cv-328
Judge Mattice
Magistrate Judge Carter

ORDER
On August 20, 2013, United States Magistrate Judge William Carter filed his
Report and Recommendation (Doc. 27) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b). Magistrate Judge Carter recommended that Plaintiff’s
Motion for EAJA attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act be granted, and
that Plaintiff be awarded attorney’s fees in the amount of $1,894.48 and paralegal fees
in the amount of $299.00. (Id. at 2).
Defendant has filed no objections to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and
Recommendation. The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation, and it
agrees with Magistrate Judge Carter’s well-reasoned conclusions.
Accordingly:
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The Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Carter’s findings of
fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations pursuant to § 636(b)(1)
and Rule 72(b);

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Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees (Doc. 24) is GRANTED;

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Plaintiff is hereby awarded attorney’s fees in the amount of $1,894.48,
and paralegal fees in the amount of $299.00, for a total of $2,193.48;

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In light of this Order, Plaintiff’s Motion to Ascertain Status (Doc. 28) is
hereby DENIED AS MOOT.

SO ORDERED this 17th day of January, 2014.

/s/ Harry S. Mattice, Jr._______
HARRY S. MATTICE, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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