Ridley v. Social Security Administration

Filing 26

ORDER: The Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 25 ) is ADOPTED AND AFFIRMED. Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney Fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. 23 ) is GRANTED in part. Plaintiff is AWARDED an attorney fee under the Equal Access to Justice Act in the amount of $4,012.50. The award is to be paid directly to Plaintiff unless the parties agree that Plaintiff owes no debt to the government; in that event, the award is to be paid directly to Plaintiffs attorney. Signed by Chief Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr on 10/31/2017. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(mg)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NORTHEASTERN DIVISION
ROBIN ELIZABETH RIDLEY,
Plaintiff,
vs.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,
Defendant.

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No. 2:16-cv-000038
CHIEF JUDGE CRENSHAW
Magistrate Judge King

ORDER
On October 11, 2017, the United States Magistrate Judge recommended that Plaintiff’s
Motion for Attorney Fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. 23) be granted in part.
Report and Recommendation (Doc. 25). Although the parties were advised of their right to object
to that recommendation, and of the consequences of their failure to do so, there has been no
objection.
The Report and Recommendation (Doc. No. 25) is ADOPTED AND AFFIRMED.
Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (Doc. 23) is
GRANTED in part. Plaintiff is AWARDED an attorney fee under the Equal Access to Justice
Act in the amount of $4,012.50. The award is to be paid directly to Plaintiff unless the parties agree
that Plaintiff owes no debt to the government; in that event, the award is to be paid directly to
Plaintiff’s attorney.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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WAVERLY D. CRENSHAW, JR.
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE