Hooton v. Commissioner, SSA

Filing 38

MEMORANDUM ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE, for 37 Report and Recommendation, 32 MOTION for Attorney Fees UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT filed by Stacy Hooton. ORDERED that Plaintiff s Application for Attorney Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (Dkt. #32) is GRANTED, and the Commissioner is ordered to pay eight thousand seven hundred ninety one dollars and fifty two cents ($8,791.52) as reasonable attorney's fees and costs, made payable to Plaintiff, such payment to be mailed to Plaintiff's counsel. Signed by District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III on 2/5/2018. (kls, )

United States District Court
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
SHERMAN DIVISION

STACY HOOTON
v.
COMMISSIONER, SSA

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Civil Action No. 4:16-CV-392
(Judge Mazzant/Judge Nowak)

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 January 16, 2018, the report of the Magistrate Judge (Dkt. #37) 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. #32) be granted.
Having received the report of the United States Magistrate Judge, and no objections thereto
having been timely filed, the 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 Fees Under the Equal

. Access to Justice Act (Dkt. #32) is GRANTED, and the Commissioner is ordered to pay eight
thousand seven hundred ninety one dollars and fifty two cents ($8,791.52) 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 5th day of February, 2018.

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AMOS L. MAZZANT
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE