Arnold v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS No. 6:22-cv-00382 Jennifer Marie Arnold, Plaintiff, V. Commissioner, SSA, Defendant.

ORDER On May 24, 2023, plaintiff Jennifer Arnold filed a motion for at- torney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”). Doc.

19. The Commissioner did not file a response. The motion was re- ferred to United States Magistrate Judge John D. Love for findings of fact and recommendation for disposition. Doc. 20.

On July 5, 2023, Judge Love issued a report and recommenda- tion, recommending that plaintiff’s motion be granted and that the Commissioner pay to plaintiff the sum of $6,006.14 in reasonable at- torney’s fees under the EAJA. Doc. 21.

Neither party has filed objections to Judge Love’s report and rec- ommendation, and the timeframe for doing so has passed. When no party objects to the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, the court reviews it only for clear error. See Douglass v. United Servs. Auto. Ass’n, 79 F.3d 1415, 1420 (5th Cir. 1996).

Having reviewed the magistrate judge’s report and being satis- fied that it contains no clear error, the court accepts its findings and recommendation. Accordingly, the report and recommendation (Doc. 21) is accepted. Plaintiff’s motion (Doc. 19) is granted, and the Commissioner shall pay to plaintiff the sum of $6,006.14. Commis- sioner shall send payment, made payable to plaintiff, to plaintiff’s counsel.

So ordered by the court on August 29, 2023. feck BARKER United States District Judge -2-