JUDGE WALTER H. RICE
JUDGE WALTER H. RICE DECISION AND ENTRY ADOPTING CHIEF MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS (DOC. #28, AS AMENDED BY DOC. #29); SUSTAINING IN PART AND OVERRULING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR ALLOWANCE OF ATTORNEY FEES (DOC. #21); DIRECTING DEFENDANT TO PAY PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY FEES IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,849.41; CASE TO REMAIN TERMINATED ON COURT'S DOCKET
Based on the reasoning and citations of authority set forth by Chief Magistrate Judge Sharon L. Ovington in her April 4, 2016, Report and Recommendations, Doc. #28, as amended by her April 7, 2016, Amended Report and Recommendations, Doc. #29, as well as upon a thorough de novo review of this Court's docket and the applicable law, the Court ADOPTS said judicial filings as amended. The Court notes that, although the parties were advised of their right to file objections to the Reports and Recommendations, and of the consequences of failing to do so, no objections to either document were filed.
Accordingly, Plaintiff's Motion for Allowance of Attorney Fees, Doc. #21, is SUSTAINED IN PART and OVERRULED IN PART. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b), the Commissioner is directed to pay Plaintiff's attorney fees in the amount of $8,849.41. The above-captioned case shall remain terminated on this Court's docket. Date: May 23, 2016
/s/_________
WALTER H. RICE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE