Peters v. Commissioner, SSA

Filing 20

MEMORANDUM ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE for 17 Motion for Attorney Fees filed by Vivian Jenise Peters, 19 Report and Recommendations. ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney Fees Under the Eq ual Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (Dkt. # 17) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART, and the Commissioner is ordered to pay four thousand eight hundred forty-eight dollars and forty-seven cents ($4,848.47) 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 1/9/2017. (daj, )

United States District Court
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
SHERMAN DIVISION

VIVIAN JENISE PETERS

v.
COMMISSIONER, SSA

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§ Civil Action No. 4:15-CV-305
§ (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 15, 2016, the report of the Magistrate Judge (Dkt. #19) was entered containing
proposed findings of fact and recommendations that Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees Under
the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (Dkt. #17) 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 Motion for Attorney Fees Under the Equal
Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (Dkt. # 17) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN
.

PART, and the Commissioner is ordered to pay four thousand eight hundred forty-eight dollars
and forty-seven cents ($4,848.47) 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 9th day of January, 2017.

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AMOS L. MAZZANT
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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