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Parties Involved:
Commissioner of Social Security
Defendant
Sherry Slade
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Sengthiene Bosavanh, attorney for Plaintiff Sherry Slade, seeks an award for attorney’s fees 

and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access for Justice Act under 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). (Doc. 30.) On 

February 13, 2014, the Magistrate Judge found the Commissioner’s position was not substantially 

justified and Plaintiff was entitled to an award of fees. (Doc. 32.) However, the Magistrate Judge found

the total time expended by Ms. Bosavanh was not reasonable given the routine and duplicative nature 

of many tasks, and recommended the fee award be reduced to $7,243.95. (Id. at 12.) Further, because 

Ms. Bosavanh failed to present any evidence of expenses, the Magistrate Judge recommended that

Plaintiff’s request for costs be denied. (Id.)

The parties were granted fourteen days from the date of service, or until February 27, 2014 to 

file objections to the Findings and Recommendations. (Doc. 32 at 12.) In addition, the parties were 

“advised that failure to file objections within the specified time may waive the right to appeal the 

District Court’s order.” (Id. at 12-13, citing Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991)). However, 

SHERRY SLADE,

 Plaintiff,

v.

CAROLYN W. COLVIN,

Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 1:12-cv-01253 - LJO - JLT 

ORDER ADOPTING IN FULL THE FINDINGS 

AND RECOMMENDATIONS GRANTING IN 

PART PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR 

ATTORNEYS’ FEES PURSUANT TO THE 

EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT

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no objections were filed. In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636 (b)(1)(C) and Britt v. 

Simi Valley United School Dist., 708 F.2d 452, 454 (9th Cir. 1983), this Court has conducted a de novo 

review of the case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the Court finds that the Findings and 

Recommendations are supported by the record and by proper analysis. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. The Findings and Recommendations filed February 13, 2014 (Doc. 32) are 

ADOPTED IN FULL; 

2. The request for costs in the amount of $493.50 is DENIED;

2. Plaintiff’s request for attorney’s fees (Doc. 30) is GRANTED in the modified amount 

of $7,243.95; and

4. This amount SHALL be paid to Plaintiff Sherry Slade.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 28, 2014 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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