UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION

SARAH BLAKELY,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No. 6:16-cv-987-Orl-37GJK

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant. _____________________________________

ORDER Plaintiff’s attorney, Richard A. Culbertson (“Culbertson”), filed an unopposed request for authorization to charge Plaintiff attorney’s fees. (Doc. 21 (“Motion”).) Culbertson seeks $3,440.43, equaling 25% of Plaintiff’s past-due benefits per a contingency agreement, minus the Equal Access to Justice Act fees awarded. (Id. ¶¶ 1, 3.) On referral, United States Magistrate David A. Baker recommends granting the Motion. (Doc. 22 (“R&R”).) The parties filed a joint notice of no objection to the R&R. (Doc. 23.) Absent objection, the Court has examined the R&R only for clear error. See Wiand v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 8:12-cv-557-T-27EAJ,

, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Jan 28, 2016); see also Macort v. Prem, Inc.,

(11th Cir. 2006). Finding no such error, the Court finds that the R&R is due to be adopted in its entirety. Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. U.S. Magistrate Judge David A. Baker’s Report and Recommendation (Doc. 22) is ADOPTED, CONFIRMED, and made a part of this Order. 2. Richard A. Culbertson’s Unopposed Request for Authorization to Charge □ Reasonable Fee (Doc. 21) is GRANTED. 3. Richard A. Culbertson is AUTHORIZED to charge Plaintiff Sarah Blakely $3,440.43 in attorney’s fees. 4. The Clerk is DIRECTED to close the file. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers in Orlando, Florida, on February 11, 2020.

wy. <a ROY B. DALTON JR: United States District Judge

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