HOBBS v. SAUL
HOBBS v. SAUL
Trial Court Opinion
PENSACOLA DIVISION GLENNIS HOBBS,
Plaintiff, v. Case No. 3:19cv777-LC/CAS ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. _____________________________/ ORDER This cause comes on for consideration upon the Report and
Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge (ECF No. 21) dated May 28, 2020, recommending that the Plaintiff’s motion (ECF No. 20) pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act for attorney’s fees and costs be granted. The parties have been furnished a copy of the Report and
Recommendation and have been afforded an opportunity to file objections. No objections have been filed. Having considered the Report and Recommendation, I have
determined that it should be adopted. Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows: 1. The Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 21) is adopted and incorporated by reference in this order. 2. Defendant’s motion for attorney’s fees and costs, ECF No. 20, is GRANTED and Plaintiff shall recover reasonable attorney’s fees in the
amount of $5,812.86 and reasonable costs in the amount of $400, to be paid by the Commissioner within a reasonable time. 3. The Commissioner may offset from this amount any debt owed by
the Plaintiff to the United States that may be identified by the Department of Treasury and any ultimate distribution shall be made in accordance with Astrue v. Ratliff,
560 U.S. 586(2010). DONE AND ORDERED this 26th day of June, 2020.
s/L.A. Collier LACEY A. COLLIER SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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