UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION

SHARI LAVERN REID,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No.: 2:19-cv-747-FtM-38NPM

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant. / ORDER1 Before the Court is United States Magistrate Judge Nicholas P. Mizell’s Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) (Doc. 25) on Plaintiff’s Petition for EAJA Fees Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2312(d) (Doc. 23). Defendant opposed Plaintiff’s Motion (Doc. 24). Judge Mizell recommends granting the Motion in part. Neither party timely objected, so the matter is ripe for review. After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings and recommendations, a district judge may accept, reject, or modify the magistrate judge’s R&R. See

(b)(1); see also Williams v. Wainwright,

(11th Cir. 1982). In the absence of specific objections, there is no requirement that a district judge review factual findings de novo, Garvey v. Vaughn,

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(b)(1)(C). The district judge reviews legal conclusions de novo, even in the absence of an

objection. See Cooper-Houston v. Southern Ry. Co.,

(11th Cir. 1994). After careful consideration and an independent review of the file, the Court accepts and adopts the R&R (Doc. 25) in full. Accordingly, it is now

ORDERED: (1) The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 25) is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED and incorporated into this Order. (2) Plaintiff’s Petition for EAJA Fees Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2312(d) (Doc. 23) is GRANTED and DENIED in part. Plaintiff’s request for oral argument is DENIED.

a. Plaintiff is AWARDED $6,744.50 in attorney’s fees. b. If the United States Department of Treasury determines that Plaintiff does not owe a federal debt, the Government may pay these fees directly to Plaintiff’s counsel. (3) The Clerk is DIRECTED to amend the judgment to include a

$6,744.50 attorney’s fees award in favor of Plaintiff. DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida on October 21, 2020.

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