Opinion
Civil Action 4:22-cv-04542
08-29-2024
SUSAN PUCKETT, Plaintiff, v. MARTIN J. O'MALLEY, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION
Hon. Charles Eskridge United States District Judge
Final judgment was granted in this social security appeal in favor of Plaintiff Susan Puckett. Dkts 15 & 16. Plaintiff moved for attorney fees. Dkt 17.
Pending is a Memorandum and Recommendation by Magistrate Judge Christina A. Bryan, recommending that Plaintiff be awarded $9,500 in attorney fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act. Dkt 18.
The district court reviews de novo those conclusions of a magistrate judge to which a party has specifically objected. See FRCP 72(b)(3) & 28 USC § 636(b)(1)(C); see also United States v Wilson, 864 F.2d 1219, 1221 (5th Cir 1989, per curiam). The district court may accept any other portions to which there's no objection if satisfied that no clear error appears on the face of the record. See Guillory v PPG Industries Inc, 434 F.3d 303, 308 (5th Cir 2005), citing Douglass v United Services Automobile Association, 79 F.3d 1415, 1430 (5th Cir 1996, en banc); see also FRCP 72(b) advisory committee note (1983).
None of the parties filed objections. No clear error appears upon review and consideration of the Memorandum and Recommendation, the record, and the applicable law.
The Memorandum and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge is ADOPTED as the Memorandum and Order of this Court. Dkt 18.
A final judgment will issue by separate order.
SO ORDERED.