Patterson v. Social Security Administration, Commissoner of

Filing 27

ORDER granting in part 18 Motion for Attorney Fees; adopting 26 Report and Recommendations. Signed by District Judge Curtis L Collier on 7/11/14. (CNM, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT CHATTANOOGA
TERESA L. PATTERSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY
Defendant.

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Case No. 1:13-cv-72
Collier/Carter

ORDER
Before the Court is Plaintiff Teresa Patterson’s (“Plaintiff”) motion for attorney’s fees under
the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) (Court File No. 18), to which the Social
Security Commissioner (“Defendant”) responded (Court File No. 22). On June 3, 2014, United
States Magistrate Judge William B. Mitchell Carter filed a report and recommendation (“R&R”) in
this case, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b) (Court File No. 24). Defendant
responded to the R&R, suggesting that it should be modified. Judge Carter then filed a modified
R&R (Court File No. 26), in which he recommended Plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees be granted
in part and Plaintiff be awarded $5,931.56 in attorney’s fees plus $350.00 in filing fees for a total
of $6,281.56. Neither party has objected to the modified R&R within the given 14 days.
After reviewing the record, this Court agrees with, and hereby ACCEPTS and ADOPTS,
the R&R (Court File No. 26). Accordingly, the Court GRANTS IN PART Plaintiff’s motion for
attorney’s fees (Court File No. 18) and AWARDS Plaintiff $5,931.56 in attorney’s fees plus
$350.00 in filing fees for a total award of $6,281.56.
SO ORDERED.
ENTER:

/s/
CURTIS L. COLLIER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE