AJAYA JASMINE BLAKE v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY

• Court: District Court, M.D. Florida
• Decided: October 27, 2025
• Docket: 8:25-cv-01006
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

TAMPA DIVISION

AJAYA JASMINE BLAKE,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No: 8:25-cv-1006-MSS-AAS

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant.

ORDER Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Amanda Arnold Sansone, (Dkt. 21), recommending that the Court grant the Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion for Attorney’s Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). (Dkt. 20) Plaintiff seeks an award of attorneys’ fees in the amount of $8,557.30 and costs in the amount of $405.00 pursuant to the EAJA. Plaintiff certified that Defendant has no objection to the Motion. (Dkt. 20-4) 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, 732 (11th Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 459 U.S. 1112 (1983). A district judge “shall make a de novo determination of those portions of the report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to which objection is made.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). This requires that the district judge “give fresh consideration to those issues to which specific objection has been made by a party.” Jeffrey S. v. State Bd. of Educ., 896 F.2d 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 recommendations. 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. Southern Ry., 37 F.3d 603, 604 (11th Cir. 1994). Upon consideration of the Report and Recommendation, in conjunction with an independent examination of the file, the Court is of the opinion that the Report and Recommendation should be adopted, confirmed, and approved in all respects. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that: 1. The Report and Recommendation of Judge Sansone is CONFIRMED and APPROVED in all respects and made a part of this order for all purposes; 2. Plaintiffs Motion for Attorney’s Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (Dkt. 20) is GRANTED; and 3. Plaintiffis awarded attorneys’ fees in the amount of $8,557.30, and costs in the amount of $405.00 under the EAJA. The fees and costs are payable directly to Plaintiff's counsel if it is determined that Plaintiff does not owe a debt to the government. DONE and ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, this 27th day of October 2025.

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