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Parties Involved:
Jo Anne B. Barnhart
Defendant
Annie C. Holmes
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

ANNIE C. HOLMES, )

)

Plaintiff, )

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vs. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 03-0615-P-B

)

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 filed, the Recommendation of the Magistrate

Judge made under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B), and dated January 19, 2006 (doc.30), is hereby

ADOPTED as the opinion of this court.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Petition For Authorization of Attorney Fees be and

is hereby GRANTED, insofar as petitioner Byron A. Lassiter, counsel of record for the plaintiff,

is hereby AWARDED a reasonable attorney’s fee in the amount of $6,472.75 pursuant to 42

U.S.C. § 406(b), for his services on plaintiff’s behalf before this court. Upon receipt of this

award, petitioner shall refund to plaintiff the smaller attorney-fee award in the amount of

$2,237.50, previously made in this case (see docs.25-26). 

DONE the 13th day of February, 2006.

 S/Virgil Pittman 

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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