Dami v. Commissioner of Social Security
Dami v. Commissioner of Social Security
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION
LISA DAMI,
Plaintiff, v. Case No. 8:18-cv-2795-VMC-AEP ANDREW M. SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant. _______________________________/ ORDER This matter is before the Court on consideration of United States Magistrate Judge Anthony E. Porcelli’s Amended Report and Recommendation (Doc. # 34), filed on February 11, 2021, recommending that Plaintiff’s Attorneys’ Unopposed Motion for Award of Attorney Fees Under
42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (Doc. # 29) be granted and Plaintiff’s counsel be awarded attorneys’ fees in the amount of $26,207.58. Although Plaintiff Dami objected to the initial Report and Recommendation (Doc. # 32), upon filing of the Amended Report and Recommendation, Plaintiff Dami withdrew her objection. (Doc. # 35). As of the date of this Order, no objections to the Amended Report and Recommendation have been filed. The time for filing objections has lapsed. The Court accepts and adopts the Report and Recommendation and grants the motion for award of attorneys’ fees. Discussion After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings and recommendations, a district judge may accept, reject or modify the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation.
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Williams v. Wainwright,
681 F.2d 732(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,
993 F.2d 776, 779 n.9 (11th Cir. 1993), and the court may accept, reject or modify, in whole or in part, the findings and recommendation.
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). The district judge reviews legal conclusions de novo, even in the absence of an objection. See Cooper-Houston v. S. Ry. Co.,
37 F.3d 603, 604(11th Cir. 1994); Castro Bobadilla v. Reno,
826 F. Supp. 1428, 1431-32(S.D. Fla. 1993), aff’d,
28 F.3d 116(11th Cir. 1994). After conducting a careful and complete review of the findings, conclusions and recommendations, and giving de novo review to matters of law, the Court accepts the factual findings and legal conclusions of the Magistrate Judge. Accordingly, it is now ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED: (1) The Amended Report and Recommendation (Doc. # 34) is ACCEPTED and ADOPTED. (2) Plaintiff’s Attorneys’ Unopposed Motion for Award of Attorney Fees Under
42 U.S.C. § 406(b) (Doc. # 29) is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s counsel is awarded attorneys’ fees in the amount of $26,207.58 pursuant to
42 U.S.C. § 406(b). DONE and ORDERED in Chambers in Tampa, Florida, this 3rd day of March, 2021. lagi 9n. Munenby Cree VIRGINIA M. HERNANDEZ*COVINGTON UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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