Miller v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner of

Filing 35

ORDER accepting and adopting 34 Report and Recommendations and granting 27 Motion for Attorney Fees. Plaintiff is hereby awarded attorneys fees, costs, and expenses in the amount of $3,417.13. Signed by District Judge Harry S Mattice, Jr on 1/13/2016. (BJL, ) Modified Text on 1/13/2016 (BJL, ).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE at GREENVILLE MICHAEL L. MILLER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, ) ) Defendant. ) ) Case No. 2:12-cv-414 Judge Mattice Magistrate Judge Lee ORDER On December 21, 2015, United States Magistrate Judge Susan K. Lee filed her Report and Recommendation (Doc. 34) 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 $3,050.00, costs in the amount of $350.00, and expenses in the amount of $17.13, for a total of $3,417.13. (Id.). 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:  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);  Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees (Doc. 27) is GRANTED;  Plaintiff is hereby awarded attorney’s fees, costs, and expenses in the amount of $3,417.13. SO ORDERED this 13th day of January, 2016. /s/ Harry S. Mattice, Jr._______ HARRY S. MATTICE, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2

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