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Parties Involved:
Jo Anne B. Barnhart
Defendant
Betty D. Freeman
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

BETTY D. FREEMAN, )

)

Plaintiff, )

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vs. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 04-0262-P-C

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JO ANNE B. BARNHART, Commissioner )

of Social Security, )

)

Defendant. )

ORDER ADOPTING THE REPORT AND

 RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE

After due and proper consideration of all portions of this file deemed relevant to the issues

raised, and there having been no objections raised, the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate

Judge made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and dated June 30, 2005 (doc.21), is hereby

ADOPTED as the opinion of this court.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that plaintiff’s Application For Attorney Fees Under the Equal

Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (doc.18), be and is hereby GRANTED, and that plaintiff’s

counsel, Byron A. Lassiter, be awarded an attorney’s fee in the amount of $2,025.00 (16.20 hours x

$125.00 per hour = $2,025.00).

DONE the 1st day of August, 2005.

 S/Virgil Pittman 

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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