Lilley v. Commissioner of Social Security

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO. 20-80044-DIMITROULEAS/MATTHEWMAN

SCOTT MICHAEL LILLEY,

Plaintiff,

vs.

ANDREW M. SAUL, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant. _____________________________________/

ORDER ADOPTING AND APPROVING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE; GRANTING PETITION FOR EAJA FEES

THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge William Matthewman (the “Report”) [DE 44], issued on April 22, 2025, and Plaintiff’s Amended Second Petition and Memorandum in Support for Reasonable Attorney Fees Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) [DE 38]. The Court notes that no objections to the Report [DE 44] have been filed, and the time for filing such objections has passed. As no timely objections were filed, the Magistrate Judge’s factual findings in the Report [DE 44] are hereby adopted and deemed incorporated into this opinion. LoConte v. Dugger, 847 F.2d 745, 749-50 (11th Cir. 1988), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 958 (1988); RTC v. Hallmark Builders, Inc., 996 F.2d 1144, 1149 (11th Cir. 1993). Although no timely objections were filed, the Court has conducted a de novo review of the Report [DE 44] and record and is otherwise fully advised in the premises. The Court agrees with the Magistrate Judge’s analysis and conclusions. Accordingly, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. The Report [DE 44] is hereby ADOPTED and APPROVED; 2. Plaintiff's Amended Second Petition [DE 38] is hereby GRANTED as follows: a. Plaintiffs counsel is awarded attorney’s fees in the amount of $17,061.75. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, this 7th day of May, 2025.

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