Fortune v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner of

Filing 22

ORDER granting 16 Motion for Attorney Fees; accepting and adopting 20 Report and Recommendations; denying as moot 21 Motion for a Status Conference. Signed by District Judge Harry S Mattice, Jr on 5/2/14. (JLMc, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
at CHATTANOOGA
KENNETH EDWIN FORTUNE,

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Plaintiff,
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COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, )
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Defendant.
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Case No. 1:13-cv-24
Judge Mattice
Magistrate Judge Lee

ORDER
On September 5, 2013, United States Magistrate Judge Susan K. Lee filed her
Report and Recommendation (Doc. 20) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b).

Magistrate Judge Lee 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 $1,972.98. (Id. at 4).
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 Lee’s well-reasoned conclusions.
Accordingly:
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The Court ACCEPTS and ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Lee’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. 16) is GRANTED;

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Plaintiff is hereby awarded attorney’s fees in the amount of $1,972.98.

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Plaintiff’s Motion for a Status Conference regarding the Motion (Doc. 21)
is hereby DENIED AS MOOT.

SO ORDERED this 2nd day of May, 2014.
/s/ Harry S. Mattice, Jr._______
HARRY S. MATTICE, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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