McKnight v. Commissioner, SSA

Filing 24

MEMORANDUM ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS for 20 Motion for Attorney Fees, filed by Craig McKnight, 23 Report and Recommendations. ORDERED that Plaintiff's Application for Attorney's Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (Dkt. #20) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART, and the Commissioner is ordered to pay six thousand one hundred forty-three dollars and seventy five cents ($6,143.75) as reasonable attorney's fees and costs made payable to Plaintiff, such payment to be mailed to Plaintiff's counsel. Signed by Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III on 1/18/2017. (daj, )

United States District Court
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
SHERMAN DIVISION

CRAIG MCKNIGHT

v.
COMMISSIONER, SSA

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§ Civil Action No. 4:14-CV-801
§ (Judge Mazzant/Judge Nowak)
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MEMORANDUM ADOPTING REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Came on for consideration the report of the United States Magistrate Judge in this action,
this matter having been heretofore referred to the Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636.
On December 20, 2016, the report of the Magistrate Judge (Dkt. #23) was entered containing
proposed findings of fact and recommendations that Plaintiff’s Application for Attorney’s Fees
Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (Dkt. #20) be granted in part and denied in part.
Having received the report of the United States Magistrate Judge, and no objections
thereto having been timely filed, this Court is of the opinion that the findings and conclusions of
the Magistrate Judge are correct and adopts the Magistrate Judge’s report as the findings and
conclusions of the Court.

It is, therefore, ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Application for Attorney’s Fees Under the
Equal Access to Justice Act (Dkt. #20) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART, and

. the Commissioner is ordered to pay six thousand one hundred forty-three dollars and seventyfive cents ($6,143.75) as reasonable attorney’s fees and costs made payable to Plaintiff, such
payment to be mailed to Plaintiff’s counsel.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

SIGNED this 18th day of January, 2017.

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AMOS L. MAZZANT
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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